“Win or lose, there’s benefit in the process,” she said. But they are undertaking a serious organizing effort regardless, she said, because it also presents an opportunity to get more people involved in their regular activities serving needy women, children and families. Kathleen Domingo, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, the state public policy office of the church, said even Catholic leaders are divided on whether they have a real chance to defeat Prop. An August poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found 71% of registered voters were prepared to support the measure. Nearly one in three Californians is Catholic, providing the church an immense platform from which to try to shift the tide on Prop. ![]() ![]() A novena led by the California bishops - nine days of prayer to Our Lady of the Holy Rosary for the defeat of the initiative - began Thursday, ahead of Respect Life Month during October, an annual Catholic program to advocate against abortion and support women dealing with unexpected pregnancies.
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