Should marriage be defined by the legal system? The Supreme Court may aim to change the textbook definition of marriage

What is the definitive definition of marriage? Is it only a union before God between men and women, or is it extended to same-sex couples as well? This is a question that may be legally decided by the Supreme Court, which is set to decide soon if it will take up the case of deciding the legality of same-sex marriage.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - This action has been spurred on by appeals filed by pro same-sex marriage groups against cases in which the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decided that states can not be forced to recognize same-sex marriages.

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These cases were against Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio back in November, and marking the first time that a major Federal level court decided against same-sex marriage.

It is unclear if the Constitutional legality of same-sex marriage will be decided during the 2015 term-which ends in June-or during the 2016 term.

It is unusual that the Supreme Court has not intervened as of yet, as they have taken up numerous social issues, including abortion, religious freedoms in regards to the workplace and U.S. government overreach, and many believe it is only a matter of time until this fundamental question makes its way up to the United State's highest court.

The Supreme Court can accept either all of these appeal cases or any individual one, deferring the decision for a matter of days or weeks, or even an outright rejection of the appeals.

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If the court decides to take up these appeal cases, they could announce it as soon as January 9. If so, a decision by the court could be issued as early as June.

But it is not likely that the court will refuse to acknowledge these appeals cases, because that would mean conflicting laws over the status of marriage would exist in multiple states.

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