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Va. Catholics Pushed to Support Same-Sex Marriage Ban - Washington Post
As reported by the Washington Post, Catholic leaders in Virginia are attempting to increase support among their own congregation for a proposed amendment that would preserve marriage as a union between a man and a woman. A Washington Post poll showed that a majority of catholic voters opposed the proposed amendment.
"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.
The lobbying group spent about $25,000 this year on 100,000 glossy copies of a letter that Richmond Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo and Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde wrote to explain why Catholics should support the amendment.
The amendment campaign is one of DiLorenzo and Loverde's largest political efforts. They founded the conference just last year, although many states -- including Maryland -- have had Catholic lobbying groups for decades.
It is encouraging to see that Virginia churches are not frightened off by the tireless investigations of the IRS. These churches see that they have a constitutional right to teach church doctrine without government interference.
Read the article here.