While the Green motion claimed that most democratic nations have legalized gay "marriage," the leader of the Christian Democratic Party pointed out that only 9 of 148 have.
"Like St. Thomas More, we’re willing to take the heat and even lose our head from following a conscience properly formed by God’s revelation," said the archbishop.
Msgr. Kieran Harrington, Vicar for Communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn, told LifeSiteNews that “there are no plans to deny Holy Communion to elected officials at this point.”