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Va. Catholics Pushed to Support Same-Sex Marriage Ban
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Oct 30, 2006 10:21am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Monday, October 30, 2006 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Virginia's Catholic leaders can take comfort from recent polls showing that a majority of state voters are in sync with them in supporting a constitutional amendment to ban civil unions. What worries them is their own flock.
A Washington Post poll conducted this month showed that a majority of Catholic voters oppose the proposed amendment, which would ban same-sex marriages. As a result, Virginia bishops are flexing their growing political muscle in an attempt to sway more Catholics on the issue and get them to voting booths.
"When Catholics are presented with our church's perspective on the nature of marriage, its relationship to the common good of society and the importance of the proposed amendment for children and families . . . they will be much more likely to support the amendment," said Jeff Caruso, executive director of the Virginia Catholic Conference.
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