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Bishop: Concern for LGBT people motivates opposition to same-sex marriage
Thomas J. Tobin, the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, urged Rhode Island lawmakers on Monday to oppose efforts to legalize same sex marriage. In a column in this week’s Rhode Island Catholic, Tobin said that allowing same-sex couples to receive the same benefits and protections as opposite-sex…
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