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Proposition 8 Proponents Petition Entire Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

constitution with gavel 150x150On February 21, 2012 the ProtectMarriage.com coalition, the official proponents of Proposition 8, petitioned the entire Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review the smaller panel’s February 7 decision in which they ruled 2-1 that California’s state amendment limiting marriage to one man and one woman was federally unconstitutional.

Because that decision conflicts with every state and federal appellate court which, when asked, has upheld traditional marriage as rationally related to the state’s interest in responsible procreation, the coalition decided to request an “en banc” review of the smaller panel’s opinion.

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California Bishops Support Life and Family Initiatives

ballotMeasures Will Require Parental Notification and End the Use of the Death Penalty

(En Español) Due to the convergence of two initiatives whose sponsors are seeking their placement on California’s November 2012 ballot, we Catholic bishops have been presented a unique teaching moment on life and family.

As Catholics, we believe and teach that we bear the image of God.  We come to life as the result of humanity’s collaboration in God’s creative work. Ordinarily, each child is the result of the loving union of a man and woman who have formed a family.The family then cradles the newborn, raises up the child and guides the young person’s development to adulthood.  As citizens, we believe that government serves best when it supports families in their irreplaceable task of nurturing the next generation.

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