From the Journal Inquirer:

Top Republican lawmakers are questioning how and why a proposal to block the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy from voting on parish finance decisions was crafted, following one advocate’s claim that the measure was more restrictive than he’d requested.

House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero of Norwalk and Senate Minority Leader John McKinney of Fairfield said the measure — which Republicans in both chambers oppose — didn’t appear at all related to church matters when the bill was raised as a concept on Jan. 23.

Also Tuesday, Rep. Michael P. Lawlor, D-East Haven, and Sen. Andrew J. McDonald, D-Stamford, co-chairmen of the Democrat-controlled Judiciary Committee, announced the bill would be tabled for the 2009 legislative session.

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