Bishops cite range of issues

Bishops cite range of issues

This is the excuse many use to support an avowed, unrepentant, committed supporter of violence against unborn children.

Here is a letter to the editor from a person who has not a clue and who sounds as if she is reading from a "Catholics for Kerry" talking points memo:

I am a Catholic. I will vote for John Kerry. I am guided by "Faithful Citizenship 2004," a voting guide issued by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, and thus endorsed by virtually all the bishops in the United States.

I would like to see the proof that virtually all US Bishops endorsed this. Can someone point to that proof, please?

The bishops caution Catholics that the "Christian faith is an integral unity, and thus it is incoherent to isolate some particular element to the detriment of the whole of Catholic doctrine. A political commitment to a single isolated aspect of the Church's social doctrine does not exhaust one's responsibility towards the common good."

The Holy Father has been been clear about this - all others rights (& issues) are meaningless if the inviolable right to life is not protected. Archbishop Burke recently re-confirmed this teaching. It is erroneous to believe that issues such as free/socialized health-care, increasing the minimum wage, and other such issues are as important as the right of the unborn to life.

In addition to the single issue or three issues emphasized by a few bishops to the exclusion of other issues, the bishops teach Catholics that they must consider the following: (a) reduction of nuclear weapons (Kerry will end the development of nuclear weapons); (b) the banning of anti-personal landmines (Kerry co-sponsored a landmine elimination and victim assistance bill); (c) provision of a just wage (Kerry will fight for a minimum wage of $7 an hour).

The bishops also say "Affordable and accessible health care is ... a fundamental human right and an urgent national priority. A priority of John Kerry is to provide "the range of high-quality, affordable plans available to members of Congress, and extend coverage to 95 percent of Americans."

Finally, the bishops say they "have raised serious moral concerns and questions about pre-emptive or preventive use of force," an official policy of the current administration.

Patricia Chaffee
St. Louis

This woman needs our prayers so that her mind might be enlightened because she has been deceived.

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