Let Abortion Guide Vote, Catholics Told (Archbishop Donoghue - Atlanta)

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Let Abortion Guide Vote, Catholics Told

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution



Atlanta, Sept. 17--Abortion must outweigh every other issue for Roman Catholic voters, Atlanta's archbishop said Thursday after issuing an unusual letter telling his flock that Catholics are obligated to follow church teachings at the polls. "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. "You're wrong as far as church teaching is concerned."

Catholics may debate other issues, like war or capital punishment, "but there's no debate about abortion. It is intrinsically evil. It is way above other issues as far as evil is concerned."

Donoghue's letter, "On Conscientious Voting," was posted on the archdiocese Web site and published in Thursday's edition of the diocesan newspaper, The Georgia Bulletin.

Religion has come into play throughout this election year as groups from the religious right and left have worked to rally voters. The Bush-Cheney campaign sparked criticism from both ends of the spectrum earlier this year by urging supporters to send in church directories and mailing lists.

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