AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP BACKS BILL GIVING RIGHTS TO GAY COUPLES: From the Advertiser

THE Catholic Church has given support for a Bill giving gay and lesbian couples access to the rights enjoyed by heterosexual couples.

Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson threw his support behind the Statute Amendment (Relationships) Bill yesterday "so that people can be properly protected in their rights".

The Bill would give equal rights to same-sex couples in areas such as property, inheritance, superannuation and medical laws, and bring SA in line with other states.

Discussing the Bill at a meeting of Parliament's Social Development Committee, Archbishop Wilson emphasised the importance of protecting the union of marriage but said the law also should be extended to protect the rights of same-sex couples.

"We clearly regard marriage as being a unique type of relationship . . . but at the same time we recognise the fact that there are people in society who live in other kinds of relationships," he said.

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