Mitt Romney oppsed gay marriage

WASHINGTON: Mitt Romney, the Republican most likely candidate in the presidential elections this year in the U.S., has rejected the legitimacy of same-sex marriage, the BBC reported.

"Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman," Romney told graduates of Liberty University, a Christian college in Lynchburg, Virginia.Romney, a Mormon by religion, was given a standing ovation.

President Barack Obama, fighting for reelection in November, announced his support for gay marriage earlier this week.

At the graduation ceremony, Romney avoided talking about his own faith, but stressed the importance of Christian values ​​in American society.There is no greater force for good in the nation to the Christian conscience in action," he said.

While Romney opposed gay marriage, said same-sex couples should have some rights, such as the possibility of adopting children.