The reference you cite [2] is important: "contributions to the pro-Proposition 8 campaign from individuals who belong to the Mormon church. Contributions from Mormons were said to amount to between 33%-40% of the total amount raised in support of Proposition 8." I don't know if the church, as an organization, officially gave any money or didn't. Not every mormon in California supported prop 8. Just a bunch of them. It's worth noting that (the last time I looked) there were more mormons in California than there are in Utah. Look - for me, as an actively practicing mormon, those were dark days. I hate it every time a moral issue hits the ballots. The church is officially usually very good about being neutral. They will, through channels, very clearly state something like "Please be active in the democratic process and vote according to your conscience". Not living in California at the time, I can't say what was said officially over the pulpit on Sunday. And I just realized this post is 200+ days old. whoops. Chalk up another example of a dumb mormon.support of it came from the Mormon church[1][2], a group not even based in the state.