Letter to the Editor from Catholic Action Network

This stuff is so old...Anyone with half a brain knows exactly what nonsense is coming. It hasn't changed a bit. The stale, moldy leftover ideologies from the rebellious sixties are still being promoted in an attempt to convince others that the truth is not being taught to the faithful by our Archbishop. But alas, J. Truax and the dissenters and malcontents are here to enlighten those of us who believe what the Church teaches and what Archbishop Burke has handed on to us.

A partisan guide

Archbishop Raymond Burke's support of the so-called "Voter's Guide for Serious Catholics" is an unfortunate attempt to sway Catholic voters towards a right-wing, Republican agenda. Catholics should see through this thinly-veiled partisan attempt, and choose candidates who protect the poor, promote global peace, and who fund education, health care, and environmental initiatives.

These are pro-life issues, and have been mostly neglected lately. The archbishop's narrow focus on only five issues suggests that the lives and daily struggles of factory workers, homeless people, and senior citizens (all attacked by the policies of our so-called pro-life president,) are of little consequence. A long history of Church teaching says that Catholics should consider a full range of issues when making political judgments. By severely limiting the issues that Catholics should consider important, Burke and others are defying these teachings and promoting an extremist agenda that pays little heed to the struggles of everyday citizens.

Jenny Truax
Program Coordinator
Catholic Action Network
for Social Justice
St. Louis

This letter is from the same group which supports women's ordination and homosexuality or groups which support these things. Rather than following the teachings of the Church and recognizing the fundamental and primary right to life, without which these other issues are irrelevant, the group continues to espouse it own "theology".

Some people are so blinded that they cannot see the light. Distortions of fact are a rule. An inversion of reality has occurred where 'Lies are proclaimed as truths and truths are dismissed as lies.' Abortion is not mentioned here, but the promotion of the slavery of welfare is exalted. The 'gift' of homosexuality is to be embraced as a wonderful benefit to society and to families.

As I posted earlier, this same group, "Catholic" Action Network (in conjunction with Soulforce) is conducting a "vigil" on the steps of the Cathedral in an effort to 'convince' the Archbishop of the legitimacy, sanctity, and goodness of homosexuality.

Link to Letter here.