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The Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that a diocesan priest may be forced to break the Seal of Confession. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Two fathers with Franciscans of Primitive Observance join others at a rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee greets rally attendees after speaking at a rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at a rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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March for Marriage holds a rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A woman dressed as President Barack Obama who calls herself Catholic Carol, left, who is against gay marriage, debates with Niqk White [cq] of Richmond, Va., center, who joins others in a counter protest near a rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building a march to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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People kneel and pray as San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone leads a prayer across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court during the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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People kneel and pray as San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone leads a prayer across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court during the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rally attendees march from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rally attendees pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rally leaders hold a prayer on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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March for Marriage holds a rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rally leaders march from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Two fathers with Franciscans of Primitive Observance join others at a rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Franciscans of Primitive Observance Father Sean Hurley of Roxbury, Mass., right, joins others who rally on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Mercedarian friars Father Fernando Ruiz of Antigua, Guatemala, left, and Father Matthew Pheoan [cq] of Philadelphia, Pa., right, rally with others on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second annual March for Marriage, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 19, 2014. The group is returning to the supreme court for a second year in a row after their first march last year on the day the Court heard oral arguments in the case Hollingsorth v. Perry that argued the legality of California's Proposition 8. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)