Virginia Bishop Urges Catholics to Vote No on State Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Referendums
Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, has urged Catholics to vote against two proposed constitutional amendments regarding abortion and same-sex marriage. He described these measures as contrary to Catholic teachings and harmful to society. The amendments are set to appear on the ballot in the November 2026 election.
- ▪Bishop Burbidge called the proposed amendments 'measures from the evil one.'
- ▪The abortion amendment aims to protect reproductive freedom and would allow for unregulated abortions up to birth.
- ▪The same-sex marriage amendment seeks to repeal a 2006 provision defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
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Home – Abortion Policy News – Virginia Bishop Urges Catholics to Vote No on State Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Referendums opinion Virginia Bishop Urges Catholics to Vote No on State Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Referendums Douglas Blair • May 27, 2026 Print Pro-life campaigners take part in a march. (Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); During a recent episode of his “Walk Humbly” podcast, the…
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