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 Catholic Bishops Support Proposition 8
The text of Proposition 8: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." On August 1, 2008, the California bishops released a statement supporting Proposition 8: Read the statement: English | Spanish Download the statement: English | Spanish | Korean |Vietnamese
The CCC has provided materials for use in parishes. Note: The California Catholic Bishops, in their Guidelines for Pastors and Parishes on Advocacy and Political Action (English and Spanish), state that: All public policy materials distributed in parishes must be prepared by the (arch) diocese, the California Catholic Conference (CCC) or the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Also, California law imposes disclosure and reporting requirements, under specific circumstances and conditions that are set forth in statutes and regulations, relative to certain political activities related to the support or opposition of ballot initiative measure. Pastors are strongly encouraged to consult their diocesan attorney prior to using or distributing the materials posted on this website to obtain guidance with regard to the possible applicability of these statutes and regulations.The Catholic bishops ask that you offer your support for restoring the definition of marriage in California by volunteering your time for the campaign or by donating money to the campaign to pass Proposition 8. More about Proposition 8 on California's November Ballot
Volunteer your time to ensure the passage of Proposition 8 by joining the Catholic grassroots organization, Catholics for Protect Marriage.More about Catholics for Protect Marriage
Donate to the Protect Marriage campaign which needs to raise over $20 million to pass Proposition 8.More on Marriage
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