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Merkel spokesman: Same-sex marriage ‘not a goal’ of Germany’s government
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition has agreed to make small changes to same-sex civil partnership rules but staunch opposition from conservatives means Germany will not follow Ireland in allowing same-sex marriages any time soon.
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Australian political party revives same-sex marriage debate following Ireland vote
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, a former Roman Catholic seminarian who opposes same-sex marriage, would not say Wednesday whether government lawmakers would be allowed a free vote.
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Vatican: Ireland same-sex marriage vote a ‘defeat for humanity’
The Vatican’s secretary of state has called the Irish vote to legalize same-sex marriage a “defeat for humanity,” evidence of the soul-searching going on in Catholic circles after the predominantly Roman Catholic country overwhelmingly rejected traditional church teaching on marriage.
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What does Ireland’s vote say about the U.S. debate on same‑sex marriage?
Ireland’s national referendum on same-sex marriage, which was approved by 62 percent of the voters, comes just weeks ahead of an expected ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether to legalize gay marriage throughout the United States.
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Catholic Church ponders future after same-sex marriage vote in Ireland
The morning after Ireland learned it had become the first nation to approve same-sex marriage by popular vote, Diarmuid Martin, the archbishop of Dublin, looked out at the future of the Roman Catholic Church.
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A nation reborn: Ireland’s gay community awakens to a whole new world
Ireland’s gay citizens woke up Sunday in what felt like a nation reborn – some with dreams of wedding plans dancing in their heads. Ireland’s unexpectedly strong 62 percent “yes” to adding same-sex marriage to its conservative 1937 constitution is expected to lead to a wave of gay weddings this summer.
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Ireland votes resoundingly to legalize same-sex marriage
Ireland’s citizens have voted in a landslide to legalize same-sex marriage, electoral officials announced Saturday – a stunningly lopsided result that illustrates what Catholic leaders and rights activists alike called a “social revolution.”
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Five things to know about Ireland’s same-sex marriage referendum
Ireland’s voters decide Friday whether to legalize same-sex marriage. While 19 other nations and most U.S. states have already done so, Ireland is the first to hold a national vote.
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Ireland goes to the polls to vote on marriage equality
Opinion polls throughout the two-month campaign suggest the government-backed amendment favoring same-sex marriage should be approved by a majority of voters when results are announced Saturday.
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Irish premier: ‘Create history’ by voting yes for same-sex marriage
Prime Minister Enda Kenny is urging Ireland’s voters to support the legalization of same-sex marriage in a referendum that pits the power of the Catholic Church against his secular-minded government.