From sea to shining sea today, articles on Catholic involvement in the marriage equality issue appeared in two separate papers. On the east coast, a New York Times analysis article assesses the evolution of legislators’ opinions on marriage equality. On the west coast, an op-ed essay in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer highlights the not-well-known-enough-fact that the Catholic laity are enormously supportive of marriage equality initiatives, despite the opposition of the bishops.

In the Times piece, William Yardley examines how some key government leaders in Washington State have changed their thinking on marriage equality.

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