Original sentence: On 22 May 2015, a referendum was held inIreland that inserted a clause into the Irish Constituion permitting same sex marriage.The vote was 62% in favour and 38% opposed
Edited sentence: In a stinging rejection of the moral teachings of the church, and further reflective of the church's loss of credibility and growing irrelevance in Irish society, Irish voters, on 22 May 2015, legalized same sex marriage by a vote of 62% in favour, and 38% opposed