Ireland to Vote on Expanding the Definition of Family | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 5:01
About this sermon
On Friday, in Ireland, on International Women's Day, people will go to the polls to vote on 2 big referendums. The first one is the "family" referendum, where the government proposes to expand the definition of the word in the constitution, to recognize what they call "durable relationships," this means couples cohabiting and their children. The second one is the care referendum. This proposes to update parts of the constitution which refer to the role of women within the family home. Currently, it says the mother should not be forced to work for economic reasons outside the home. The addition of the new clause would say, "The state recognizes that the provision of care, by members of a family to one another by reason of the bonds that exist among them, gives to society a support without which the common good cannot be achieved, and shall strive to support such provision". Irish Conservative Campaigner and Barrister Maria Steen joins to discuss the proposed new definition of family. Turning to the care referendum, Steen shares what it will mean if the care referendum is passed. She tells us whether it is significant that it removes any reference to motherhood in the constitution. Catholic bishops have called for a no vote on both referendums. Steen explains why and what their concerns are. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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