Recent Statements by Archbishop Burke

Following are some recent statements by St. Louis Archbishop Raymond L. Burke on politics and the Catholic sacrament of Communion:

"If someone knowingly and intentionally commits a grave sin, which it certainly would be if someone were to support a pro-abortion candidate, then that person would need to confess that sin."
— The Post-Dispatch, June 13, 2004

"It's objectively wrong to vote for a pro-choice politician, once (Catholic voters) understand that — if they know this and willingly do it — they need to confess that before they receive holy Communion."
— "The Charlie Brennan Show," KMOX radio, Thursday, June 24, 2004

"If the constituents of a legislator insist that they believe differently about the beginning of human life and therefore don't accept his position then I guess it's a question of they won't elect him," he said. "But if you know that human life begins at the moment of conception, of fertilization, then you can't vote for abortion because it's killing."
— In an interview with the Post-Dispatch in his archdiocesan office on Thursday. The topic was Catholic politicians who represent non-Catholics and Catholics alike.

"It doesn't make a lot of difference" whether a Catholic votes for a politician who supports abortion rights because of that politician's stance on abortion, or for other reasons. "If the voter is aware of that politician's pro-abortion position, they would still be supporting someone who is cooperating in the promotion of abortion."
— In an interview with the Post-Dispatch from Lambert Field on route to the Vatican on Friday

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