California: Bishops Back Pro-Life and Death Penalty Initiatives

Mon, Jan 16 2012 — Source: Catholic News Agency

A proposed California ballot initiative to require parental notification for abortions and another initiative to end the death penalty both won the support of the state’s Catholic bishops, who say the proposals will bring “common sense, compassion and prudent justice” to public policy.
 
Both initiatives bring into focus “important moral issues” about how society treats “nascent life, family life, and even a sinful or errant life.”

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