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Question: Was Catholic support for a Rome Italy temple due to Mormon efforts to pass California Proposition 8?
Rome Italy Temple and California Prop 8
AUTHOR'S CLAIM
An e-mail circulating has claimed that Catholic support for a Rome Italy temple is very high because of LDS efforts around California Prop 8.
Answer
The claim as circulated is false. Church counsel in Europe stated:
- Please keep in mind that our efforts to obtain the necessary building permissions within the Rome City Administration have not come to full fruition and remain at a delicate stage. Consequently, we need to be cautious and judicious when we discuss what is happening there and should take care not to spread incorrect information.[1]
More information is available in a bulletin from Church Educational System cited below.
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