WEB Romanian referendum for redefining family fails

Veronica, right, a volunteer with the Coalition for Family, passes out flyers inviting people to vote in Bucharest, Romania, on Oct. 2, 2018. “I found out about this initiative from the church,” she said. “The priest told us that if the referendum does not pass, we will be in the situation where two women or two men would get married in church. And if he would refuse to officiate the marriage, he could be fired. We can’t let that happen, so the referendum has to pass.” RNS photo by Alexandra Radu