This is an "urgent message"?

Last week, the Catholic
Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis endorsed the Republican candidate for
governor of Minnesota—well, not really, but it only takes a little reading
between the lines to draw that conclusion.

If you're Catholic and you
live in the Twin Cities area, you've received or will soon receive a DVD
explaining the church's teaching on traditional marriage and supporting a
constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. Didn't get one? Try your
neighbor—they sent 400,000.

Until now, the question of
gay marriage has drawn very little attention in Minnesota this election cycle.
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor and Independent Party nominees both support it,
while the Republican nominee supports an amendment banning it. But this year in
Minnesota, as around the country, same-sex marriage is largely a fringe issue
due to more pressing concerns. Minnesota projects a six billion dollar deficit
in the coming fiscal biennial. That's six
billion dollars.