Posted on 07/12/2019 6:26:26 PM PDT by marshmallow
SACRAMENTO, California, July 9, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – In a surprise move, a proposed California law which would have forced Catholic priests to violate the seal of confession was tabled yesterday after the bill’s author realized the measure lacked sufficient support to pass.
The Angelus, a publication of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, attributed the shelving of Senate Bill 360 to “a remarkable grassroots campaign mounted by the state’s Catholics, members of other faith groups, and religious liberty advocates from across the country.”
“The action follows the delivery of tens of thousands of letters, emails and phone calls from Catholics and others concerned with the free expression of religion,” declared a statement issued by the California Catholic Conference. “Hundreds more planned on boarding buses from as far away as Los Angeles to voice their opposition tomorrow.”
“SB 360 was a dangerous piece of legislation,” said LA Archbishop José Gomez, reacting to the news in a statement. “It was a threat to the sacrament of confession that would have denied the right to confidential confessions to priests and tens of thousands of Catholics who work with priests in parishes and other Church agencies and ministries.”
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Hopefully this revealed who some of the anti-Christians are in the California legislature. Vote them out of office.
The leftists realized that this bill would upset the Mexicans living in CA.
“The leftists realized that this bill would upset the Mexicans living in CA.”
Heh, it would appear more are living in CA than in Mexico.
Prayers and petitions answered.
It should upset anyone who believes in the Bill of Rights.
not really, very few % wise of Mexican American or Mexican’s are strict practicing Catholics , if so they wouldn’t vote for pro abortion candidates-just cultural like the Irish American’s in MA who voted for Kennedy for years
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