California’s Roman Catholic bishops are urging parishioners to support a fall ballot measure that seeks to overturn the court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in the state.
The California Catholic Conference issued a statement Friday strongly encouraging members of the faith “to provide both the financial support and the volunteer efforts needed for the passage of Proposition 8.”
In the statement, the bishops say their position is based partly on the presumption that while all people deserve to be treated with dignity, being raised by a married mother and father is “the ideal for the well being of children.”…
[...] despite Proposition 8’s endorsement by California’s Catholic bishops, the latest poll finds that Catholic voters are substantially more likely to oppose it than in the [...]
Pingback by Beyond Homophobia » Proposition 8: Words Matter — September 18, 2008 @ 12:29 pm