Kerry wooing Catholics: Campaign has eye on bishops’ June meeting in Colo.

[NewJerseyDem]

http://www.thehill.com/news/050604/kerry.aspx

In an effort to defend his political appeal among Catholics, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) is to meet today with Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, who has strong ties to the Latino community.

The meeting follows another Kerry held last month with Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington, who is leading a bishops committee studying the possible sanctions against politicians who defend abortion rights.

Some Catholics say Mahony is one of most liberal of America’s 14 cardinals.

Kerry’s campaign has met with dozens of Catholic theologians, lay people and church leaders in recent weeks to familiarize them with what they say is Kerry’s strong faith. The campaign wants to learn how to defend Kerry against conservative attacks and appeal to Catholic voters better.

[alcuno]

1. My mom's voting for him because he's Catholic.

That's all that matters to her and it doesn't matter what kind of Catholic he is. If he wasn't a Catholic, I doubt she'd vote for him.

[Warpy]

2. They need to slap that Nigerian cardinal down

...and call him on the total hypocrisy of not condemning every other Catholic politician who supports cutting welfare, giving tax breaks to the rich, voting huge miltary budgets, voting for war, and voting for the death penalty.