César Camacho, coordinator of the PRI faction in the Mexican Congress, said in a tweet that there were no taboo subjects in Mexico and that the issue of gay marriage had been discussed responsibly and in great detail.
Same-sex marriage is currently permitted in Mexico City and in seven other states.
Politicians in the Mexican Congress have struck down a proposal to legalize same sex marriage.
PRD politician Daniel OrdoñezThe Catholic Church had also campaigned hard against same-sex marriage, prompting the Vatican to step in recently to tell bishops in the country to step away from organizing protests against same-sex marriage.
This call to order was clearly directed at local bishops, headed up by the powerful Cardinal Norberto Rivera, who has embarked on a virulent crusade against the decision by President Enrique Peña Nieto to enshrine same-sex marriage in the Mexican Constitution.
Fuente original: Same-sex unions: Mexican Congress votes down plans to legalize gay marriage | In English | EL PAÍS
