In Maine Same-Sex Marriage Battle
California Catholic Daily
November 12, 2009
http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=1e83d5c6-2932-4dcf-9f07-467c26025ef5
It was widely reported that the Roman Catholic diocese of Portland, Maine was a large contributor to the Question 1 campaign against same-sex marriage.
But Portland, Maine is a small diocese. How did it come up with over $500,000 for this battle? Who donated to the Maine diocese?
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Among the largest donations were from other Catholic dioceses. Phoenix (Bishop Olmstead) and Philadelphia (Archbishop Rigali) gave $50,000 each. Next were Kansas City, Kansas (Archbishop Finn); St. Louis, Missouri (Archbishop Carlson); Providence, Rhode Island (Bishop Tobin), Youngstown, Ohio (Bishop Murry); and Newark, New Jersey (Archbishop Myers) – all at $10,000 each.
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No record of any California diocese giving money to the Maine diocese for Question 1 appears in the Maine campaign finance filings.
Click here to see the Maine campaign contributions and expenditures for the Portland, Maine diocese.
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