On May 22, the Republic of Ireland will be making a historical vote on the legalization of gay marriage. A poll from The Irish Times suggests more votes are in favor of the measure at 58 percent, while the opposed are at 25 percent and with 17 percent were undecided. If passed, the rights of gay married couples will be incorporated into the country’s constitution.
According to The Guardian, liberal Roman Catholic priests and nuns, such as the well-known Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, are defying their bishops by rallying for a yes vote, whereas an evangelical alliance are hoping that votes from 200,000 African and eastern European immigrants that are now Irish citizens—many of whom are conservative Christians and Muslims—could help assure that the vote doesn’t pass.
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