More Letters to the Editor

There is one which will cause me to do some research:

The late Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona believed that abortion was a private matter and that the state had no business sticking its nose into the people's right to make their own moral decisions. Were those Catholics who voted for Goldwater in 1964 guilty of a "grave sin" that must be confessed? If Goldwater were the Republican candidate this fall, would Archbishop Burke be so ready to anathematize anyone voting for him?

I was unaware that Goldwater held that view - even if he did, it could not have possibly been on the radar as an issue in 1964. So why the misleading reference? Or am I missing something here?

Anyway, there a couple of good letters supporting the Archbishop as well as this one above and another where the letter writer is confused about the distinction between abortion, war, and capital punishment. But then the reason for this is most likely that too many of the priests in the archdioceses are also confused about it.

Link here.