Say what? Vote pro-choice, you'll go to hell; molest kids, hey, we won't tell -- Catholics told to let abortion guide vote over all other issues
We all know the adage about not discussing religion and politics in polite company.
Polite company or not, politics is what this blog is all about.
But religion, more specifically someone else's religion, is something I have always felt was off limits for me.
That said, we are still so close to all of the revelations about the coverup and secrecy of actions by priests in a number of American Archdioceses and Dioceses, that it sort of struck me as ironic to read that Atlanta's archbishop is telling Roman Catholic voters that while they may debate issues such as war or capital punishment, abortion must outweigh every other issue for Catholic voters.
"You have an erroneous conscience if you think there is some case in which you can vote for a pro-abortion candidate," Archbishop John Donoghue said in an interview.
Previous focus by the Catholic heirarchy has been on the candidate rather than the voter, with Kerry, a Catholic, on record saying he personally accepts the church's stance but believes abortion should be legal, while Bush, a Methodist, opposes abortion.
As Forrest Kump would say, that's all I got to say about that, and yes, I recognize that I have probably said too much. To the extent apologies to any are in order, consider them duly and sincerely made.
(9-17-04 ajc.)
Polite company or not, politics is what this blog is all about.
But religion, more specifically someone else's religion, is something I have always felt was off limits for me.
That said, we are still so close to all of the revelations about the coverup and secrecy of actions by priests in a number of American Archdioceses and Dioceses, that it sort of struck me as ironic to read that Atlanta's archbishop is telling Roman Catholic voters that while they may debate issues such as war or capital punishment, abortion must outweigh every other issue for Catholic voters.
"You have an erroneous conscience if you think there is some case in which you can vote for a pro-abortion candidate," Archbishop John Donoghue said in an interview.
Previous focus by the Catholic heirarchy has been on the candidate rather than the voter, with Kerry, a Catholic, on record saying he personally accepts the church's stance but believes abortion should be legal, while Bush, a Methodist, opposes abortion.
As Forrest Kump would say, that's all I got to say about that, and yes, I recognize that I have probably said too much. To the extent apologies to any are in order, consider them duly and sincerely made.
(9-17-04 ajc.)
posted by Sid Cottingham | 4:59 AM
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