Religion Roundup
Catholic Bishops Endorse Ariz. Marriage Measure
Associated Press
September 5, 2008
PHOENIX - Roman Catholic bishops for Arizona are endorsing a proposed state constitutional amendment intended to prohibit same-sex marriages.
The amendment which is on the November ballot would state that only a union of one man and one woman would be valid or recognized as a marriage in Arizona.
Bishops Thomas Olmstead of Phoenix and Gerald Kicanas of Tucson say they base their support on their church's teaching on the sanctity of marriage as a lifelong union of a man and a woman.
Proposition 102 opponents say it is not needed because state law already prohibits same-sex marriage.
Arizona voters in 2006 rejected a broader marriage amendment.
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