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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After playing a key role in defeating a push for same-sex marriage, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has urged Rhode Island lawmakers to reject an alternative establishing civil unions for same-sex couples, calling them a “stepping stone” to marriage.
The comments came in an unsigned editorial in the diocese’s newspaper, the Rhode Island Catholic. It followed state House Speaker Gordon Fox’s decision to stop his push for same-sex marriage and offer civil unions as a compromise.
Denver Post wire services
