Seattle's cathedral parish opts out of signature drive

Seattle's cathedral parish opts out of signature drive

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Archbishop had called for parishioners to join effort to block Washington state's new same-sex marriage law

If the referendum campaign to block Washington state's recently passed law authorizing same-sex marriage makes the state's November ballot, it will not be with any official help of the Seattle archdiocese's cathedral parish, despite Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain's outspoken support of Referendum 74 and his call for parishioners to bolster its campaign. The pastor at St. James Cathedral told parishioners in an email that collecting signatures for the referendum would "prove hurtful and seriously divisive in our community."

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