UST Law Review

SAME-SEX MARRIAGES: WHY “NOT?”
By: Fr. Javier Gonzalez

Abstract

The article, written by Fr. Javier Gonzales, the Regent of the Faculty of Civil Law of the
University of Santo Tomas and a Doctor in Canon Law, deals with the question of whether legal
recognition should be accorded to same-sex marriages. It discusses in detail why same-sex marriages should “NOT” be allowed, using reason and logic as well as with supporting authorities. In the words of Fr. Gonzales, marriage is not just any intimate relationship, but rather a normative, social, familyoriented institution, whose basic reason for being is the society’s survival.