Archbishop John Nienstedt, the Roman Catholic archbishop of
Minneapolis-St. Paul, has called gay marriage the devil's handiwork.
Minnesota lawmakers approved a marriage bill earlier this year
after an effort to ban such unions failed at the polls. More than
1,600 gay and lesbian couples have exchanged vows in the state since
the marriage law took effect on August 1.
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“Today many evil forces have set their sights on the dissolution
of marriage and the debasing of family life,” Nienstedt wrote in an
op-ed published in Legatus
Magazine. “Sodomy, abortion, contraception, pornography,
the redefinition of marriage, and the denial of objective truth are
just some of the forces threatening the stability of our
civilization. The source of these machinations is none other than
the Father of Lies. Satan knows all too well the value that the
family contributes to the fabric of a good solid society, as well as
the future of God’s work on earth.”