His Eminence, Archbishop Khajag Hagopian, Prelate, issues a communiqué on the stance taken by the Canadian Armenian Prelacy and the Armenian Apostolic Church with regards to the Canadian government's current attempts to table a same-sex marriage bill. In the communiqué, the Prelate expresses his worries towards this bill, which, if it were to pass, would render same-sex marriages as a legal and officially recognized union by the Canadian government. The legalizing of this union in turn, does not reflect but distorts the understanding of the proper structure of the Christian family. Although, the Armenian Apostolic Church understands that homosexuality may be innate or a consequence of psychological and social environments, it cannot acknowledge same-sex marriages as a natural and blessed union. The Armenian Prelacy's opposition to same-sex marriages is not meant to discriminate against homosexuals, and the Prelacy believes that all creatures of God deserve our love and respect and in no way should be subjected to hate or intolerance.