On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI
appointed His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Head of the Ukrainian
Greek-Catholic Church, a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting
Christian Unity.
Legislating for same-sex marriage will change the meaning of marriage
for everyone and will radically reshape cultural and social structures,
according to a pastoral letter in defence of marriage issued by the
Sydney Archdiocese this week.