BISHOP GERALD KICANAS (Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, Arizona): Even the Arizona legislators, Bob, are considering modifications to the bill, which suggests that they themselves are concerned about how it could be misinterpreted. So there will be legal action, certainly, and we\u2019ll monitor that and participate where we feel it would be appropriate.<\/p>\n
{BOB] ABERNETHY: Do you think the church might become a party to the lawsuits to try to stop the bill?<\/p>\n
BISHOP KICANAS: I don\u2019t know that we\u2019ll be bringing the lawsuits forward. Those will be brought forward by, certainly, others, but we will review those, and perhaps being a friend of the court where it would be appropriate.<\/p>\n
ABERNETHY: Do you think in the end that the bill can be stopped, that the law can be stopped?<\/p>\n
BISHOP KICANAS: Well, there is great national concern, certainly concern within our state among religious leaders, among many portions of our community. It has to be addressed that this bill does not well represent the state of Arizona and is not going to resolve the issues that we are facing.<\/p>\n