No "ideal" US presidential candidate, Cardinal McCarrick says

This is an excerpt from Catholic World News.

I was somewhat hesitant to post this - I would hope that it would be made available to non-subscribers - only because it is something about which, I believe, all informed Catholics should know. If nothing else, it seems to indicate a continued pattern of confusion or deception in the Cardinal's thinking.

Rome, Aug. 30 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of Washington, DC, has said that it is "impossible" to find an ideal presidential candidate in the US, but said the American bishops hope to "define moral principles clearly" in order to guide voters.

Fortunately, there are some bishops who are (and have been) speaking out clearly with respect to already "defined moral principles". The moral principles are well known among some Catholics...The bishops do not need to hope to "define moral principles clearly" - they need to TEACH these moral principles without fear or ambiguity!

Cardinal McCarrick said that the foremost issue in this year's elections should be "respect for life." But he quickly added that "questions tied to peace and social justice, as well as aid for the poor," should have equal footing.

EQUAL FOOTING???? Has the Cardinal lost his Catholic faith?

Questioned about the debate among American bishops about denying the Eucharist to candidates who support legal abortion, Cardinal McCarrick said that "the Eucharist is not the appropriate place for political battles."

First, the good Cardinal uses the same rhetoric as the pro-death politicians. Secondly, it should not be a "battle" for a bishop to save the Most Holy Eucharist from sacrilege - if it is, then there is something else fundamentally wrong with that individual. Lastly, Cardinal McCarrick's statement contradicts both Canon Law, Ecclesia de Eucharista and the recent memo from Cardinal Ratzinger.

Some professed Catholics have even stated that since it is OK for pro-abortion politicians to receive Holy Communion, it must also be OK to support them and vote for them - Is it any wonder why they would come to that conclusion when some bishops and priests fail to follow the directives of the Holy See?

What a delight it must be to live in Washington DC, where it appears, very little is sacred anymore.