Chilean archbishop criticizes Argentina's same-sex marriage law

[Judi Lynn]

Chilean archbishop criticizes Argentina's same-sex marriage law
By the CNN Wire Staff
August 2, 2010 -- Updated 1606 GMT (0006 HKT)

Santiago, Chile (CNN) -- The battle over same-sex marriage in Latin America has moved to Chile, where the nation's Roman Catholic archbishop said this weekend such unions are an "aberration."

The comments by Monsignor Francisco Javier Errazuriz came just days after a same-sex marriage in neighboring Argentina, where a law approving the unions nationwide went into effect in mid-July.

A Chilean senator said in June he will introduce a bill that would recognize civil unions among gay couples. Passage of the bill is far from certain.

The Catholic Church has opposed same-sex marriage, and Errazuriz spoke on the issue Saturday at the San Joaquin campus of Chile's Catholic University.

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