Australian Archbishop: Dark Statement Over Marriage Equality

AUSTRALIA — The annual Christmas speech of Catholic Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher, decided to attack the recently passed legislation making marriage equality the law of the land.

Archbishop Fisher said the decision to make marriage equality legal rocked Australia’s society and his church, stating that many church goers will write off 2017 as “annus horribilis.”

The archbishop also didn’t waste anytime making a statement that he knew would make headlines is especially when he appeared to place marriage equality in the same category as sex crimes among church officials.

Review Archbishop Anthony Fisher’s comments:

“For people of faith you might say it’s been an ‘annus horribilis’, as our Christian conceptions of life and love have been challenged in the marriage and euthanasia debates; freedom of religion in Australia put in doubt; and shameful crimes and cover-ups in our Church uncovered by the royal commission,” said Fisher “But the Christmas story insists there is a star in the dark sky, light amidst the fears and failures. Christmas speaks of new hope.” said Fisher.

Another major player in Australia’s religious community was the Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart, which happens too be Australia’s second-largest city, added that the changes the Catholic Church was struggling with is difficult to keep up with.

“We live in a world and a church that is rapidly changing. Every morning we seem to wake up to more bad global news of hurricanes, floods, drought, fires and even the frightening possibility of the use of nuclear weapons. The gloom of the world is but a shadow. Behind it, but within our reach, is joy.” said the Archbishop Hart of Melbourne.