Catholic actor Martin Sheen: ‘the Church is not God’ on gay ‘marriage’ issue
Martin Sheen (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) LOS ANGELES , April 3, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Actor Martin Sheen has defended his position in favor of redefining marriage despite his Catholic faith, saying that “my religion’s highest standard is conscience .” Sheen was asked about the apparent conflict between his Catholic identity and his stance on marriage by the Wilshire & Washington blog following his performance in a play that raised $2 million for a gay rights lobby group. Sheen played the role of one of the plaintiffs in the play “8,” a dramatic rendition of the Proposition 8 trials written by Dustin Lance Black , who also wrote the screenplay for the 2008 movie Milk. Actor Martin Sheen “My religion’s highest standard is conscience. Nothing can get between your conscience and God , not even the Church, because for 2,000 years, my Church has been lifting up as exemplary various men and women in their lives who have served as inspiration to all of us over the centuries, an