Denver, Colo., May 11, 2012 / 08:13 am
The Colorado Catholic Conference and the Catholic bishops of Colorado are urging voters to oppose Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s call for a special legislative session to vote on civil unions legislation.
“The Catholic bishops of Colorado encourage all Catholics and all people of good will to join in prayer and action,” the conference said May 10.
“This special session is a rash reaction to political and financial pressure from special interest groups who do not represent the majority of Coloradans,” said the conference, which works on behalf of the Catholic Church on legislative issues.
“The civil union debate is finally about securing legitimacy for social arrangements and personal behaviors that most societies and religious traditions have found problematic from long experience, not out of disrespect for homosexual persons, but because of the implications that creating a pseudo-marital institution would have for society at large.”