Catholic bishops taking aim at Obama

5 Responses to “Catholic bishops taking aim at Obama”

1. Clint on October 20th, 2008 8:27 pm
   

   Taylor,

   If you haven’t seen the letter from Bishop Finn to his diocese, then see the following link:

   http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=30169

   Bishop Finn goes on offense by challenging Obama’s record, albeit without naming Obama directly.

   Peace be with you.

   Clint
2. Jon on October 22nd, 2008 1:33 pm
   

   I think Arroyo’s statement is wishful thinking but….with prayer……

   I am a convert to, but still I am astounded that such a huge block could swing decisively against their own Church.
3. Gianni Wise on October 23rd, 2008 7:00 am
   

   Thank you for letting me speak my mind here.
   As an Australian with 1/2 my family from Europe, I must say I feel so privileged to live in a country where generally its laws are more open to individual and consultative decision making. We do have some Pro-life groups in Australia, who stage protests outside clinics providing abortions. There is not the overt aggression you see outside of clinics in the US. We don’t kill to protect an unborn child. Other groups conversely seek the full legalisation of abortion. The main state of the national government has fully legalised abortion. My state (with Sydney ) has legalised abortion under consultation with the doctor. Other states are similar.
   Yes some churches make their points but do not try to stand over their ‘flocks’ in general. For this, and for separation of church and state (in an active sense) I am truly grateful of being an ‘Ozzie’. Cheers!
4. John Médaille on October 23rd, 2008 2:50 pm
   

   “Even on abortion, McCain is unreliable. On February 3, the /Washington Post/ reported McCain’s statement that ‘it’s not the social issues [that] I care about.’ And on August 19, 1999, McCain told the /San Francisco Chronicle,/ ‘[C]ertainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support the repeal of Roe v. Wade which would then force X number of women in America to undergo illegal and dangerous operations.’ I the same interview, McCain stated he would not have a ‘litmus test’ for judicial nominees. McCain’s former senate colleague, Rick Santorum, an indefatigable champion of the unborn, has stated that McCain did his best behind the scenes to prevent pro-life legislation from coming to a vote on the floor. Robert Novak has reported that McCain has described Justice Samuel Alito as ‘too conservative.’ Novak has also reminded his readers that, back when Vermont Republican Jim Jeffords became an independent and began to caucus with the Democrats, McCain was in negotiations with the Senate Democrats to do the same thing. There is also McCain’s support for federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research (ESCR), which cannot be squared with principled belief in the pro-life cause. Indeed, McCain has recently launched an ad touting his support for more federal funding of stem-cell research, and his campaign spokesman, Brian Rogers, has stated that the ad, which does not distinguish between ESCR and other types of stem-cell research, is intended to reiterate McCain’s support for ESCR.”

   Tom Piatak, /Chronicles Magazine/, November 2008 issue.

   So by the Bishops’ own test, we are forbidden to vote for McCain; it would constitute material cooperation with evil.
5. saint statues on October 31st, 2008 3:01 pm
   saint statues…

   I agree…

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