Bishop urges parishioners to vote against candidates who support abortion, gay marriage

[moobu2]

Bishop David Ricken, the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, noted in a recent letter to parishioners that voting for candidates who support what he calls “intrinsically evil” positions, such as abortion and gay marriage, could “put your own soul in jeopardy.”

Ricken’s letter, dated Oct. 24, notes that the church has a responsibility to “speak out regarding moral issues, especially on those issues that impact the ‘common good.’” It goes on to note principles to keep in mind in the voting booth on Nov. 6, including abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning and gay marriage.

“A well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program that contradicts fundamental contents of faith and morals,” Ricken said in the letter. “Some candidates and one party have even chosen some of these as their party’s or their personal political platform. To vote for someone in favor of these positions means that you could be morally ‘complicit’ with these choices which are intrinsically evil. This could put your own soul in jeopardy.”

While Ricken’s letter does not specify who should get parishioners’ votes, Republican candidates typically oppose abortion rights while Democrats, to a large degree, support them.

http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20121027/OSH0101/310270252/Bishop-urges-parishioners-vote-against-candidates-who-support-abortion-gay-marriage?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. It's long past time to pull the plug on their tax exept status.

They have abused that privilege

[ffr]

2. That works on some weak minded sheep, but

overall it doesn't work on everyone. Romney has an enthusiasm gap that cannot be denied. His supporters are not excited about him. It's hard to stand in a long polling line when you feel that way about your candidate. It's systemic.

[rug]

3. He's one of many.

http://americablog.com/2012/10/catholics-urging-parishioners-to-vote-republican-again.html

No one is fooled.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. In 2004 I recall a woman coming up to the Dem booth I was working at a fair.

She told us that she'd like to vote for Kerry and the rest of the Democratic ticket, but her parish priest said he would not give communion to anyone who voted that way, so she felt she had to vote for Bush in order to save her soul.

[cbayer]

5. This is happening a lot this election season. Just signed a petition about another

one of these bishops yesterday.

[moobu2]

6. When these people talk about euthanasia, what they mean is

people making the decision to disconnect life support or choosing not to accept some futile medical treatment at the end of life. They call that euthanasia. They do not want you to be allowed to make any of those decisions for yourself or your loved ones. Remember Terri Schiavo? They view what happened to her as euthanasia for example.

look at some of these graphics Catholic Online has up now. They have some other religious looking crap to make themselves look legitimate, but it's basically a right wing political site. No feeding the poor, no social services nothing like that.