Joe Perkinson cochair of the Philadelphia Freedom to Marry Coalition requested a statement from Father Washington and this is what he was sent. My understanding of marriage causes me to stop short of saying that I have married them. I looked up the definition of marriage. I see two issues raised here. One is moral, the other complex legal concerns raised in regard to domestic partnerships.
Time makes ancient good uncouth.
We must upward still and onward who would keep abreast of the truth. We are faced today with yet another reality. Life is not static. It is only now that we are being challenged to take yet another step into the unfathomable depths of Truth. Standing as a witness before God and the community two people pledging their will and their intention to live according to God's holy law, we pronounce that they are husband and wife.