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Virginia Bishop Urges Catholics to Vote ‘No’ on State Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Referendums

During a recent episode of his “Walk Humbly” podcast, the Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, Michael Francis Burbidge, spoke out against two proposed constitutional amendments likely appearing before Virginia voters this November, describing them as measures “from the evil one.” 

Among the constitutional amendments likely slated for Virginia’s November 2026 general election is a proposal concerning reproductive issues like abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization, and another concerning same-sex marriage. Burbidge framed both measures as conflicting with Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life and marriage and has long signaled opposition to both proposals.  

Last January, he criticized the “extreme abortion amendment,” pledging to “be deeply engaged in the work of helping to educate voters on these proposed amendments” and to “fight the extreme abortion amendment with maximum determination.” 

That proposal, the “Virginia Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment,” would add language to the state constitution protecting “reproductive freedom,” defined as “the right to make and effectuate one’s own decisions about all matters related........

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