Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush reaffirmed his support for marriage as a union between a man and a woman in a new interview, saying that would not change regardless of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage. In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network’s “The Brody File,” Bush said his Catholic faith was crucial to his understanding of the issue.
“I think traditional marriage is a sacrament … it’s at the core of the Catholic faith,” Bush said. “Irrespective of the Supreme Court ruling, because they’re going to decide whatever they decide and I don’t know what they’re going to do, we need to be stalwart supporters of traditional marriage.”
When asked whether Bush believes same-sex marriage is a constitutional right, Bush answered that he did not believe it was and quickly added, “but I’m not a lawyer and clearly this has been accelerated at a warp pace.”
Interviewing with David Brody has nearly become a requirement for Republican presidential contenders as they court his evangelical Christian voters audience. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio sat down with Brody last month and reiterated his opposition to gay marriage, while a camera crew accompanied Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on a medical mission trip to Guatemala last year.
Bush’s interview comes on the same day that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg officiated a gay wedding in Washington, D.C., and reportedly emphasized that she was pronouncing the two men married by the powers vested in her by the Constitution of the United States. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether there is a constitutional right to gay marriage next month when it decides Obergefell vs. Hodges.
