THE Catholic Church will today intensify pressure on Alex Salmond over same-sex marriage by calling for a referendum on the proposals, before the First Minister's flagship independence vote.
The leader of Scotland's Catholics, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has warned the First Minister that "far more people" are concerned about same-sex ceremonies than independence.
A spokesman for the Church told The Herald it wanted a public vote on the issue before a referendum on independence.
Please enable cookies in your browser to display the rest of this article.