In a statement posted on Facebook the same day, the Archdiocese of Puebla expressed “its most profound sadness” after the legislators’ vote was announced.
Invoking the presence and blessing of the Author of Life is usually limited to just the opening and closing prayers of convention sessions or a phrase in a speech.
The Congress, which has drawn tens of thousands of people to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, is the first such event to be held in the U.S. since World War II.