Seattle, Wash., Nov 2, 2012 / 09:30 am
A group of Catholic lay leaders in Washington state has asked voters to oppose the state's "gay marriage" ballot proposal Referendum 74, warning against those who "do not accurately represent Catholic teaching."
"As Catholics, we believe that marriage is the unique bond of love and life between a woman and a man, which is the source of the family," three members of the group said in an Oct. 31 opinion piece in The Seattle Times.
"In union with our church and our bishops, we are voting to reject Referendum 74. We urge other Catholics and people of goodwill to join us."
Catholic theologian Pia de Solenni was one of the essay's three authors. Together, they represented the informal group Catholics for Traditional Marriage -- Washington State, which has launched a Facebook page of the same name.