By Kathryn Jean Lopez
“This is a big moment for Catholic voters to step back from their party affiliation,” Baltimore archbishop William E. Lori tells me from the Knights of Columbus annual convention in Anaheim, Calif.
For Catholic voters in November, Lori advises, “The question to ask is this: Are any of the candidates of either party, or independents, standing for something that is intrinsically evil, evil no matter what the circumstances? If that’s the case, a Catholic, regardless of his party affiliation, shouldn’t be voting for such a person.”
At the convention this week, the message wasn’t just coming from Lori, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ new committee on religious liberty, but also from a letter conveying greetings from Pope Benedict XVI, commending the Knights and their work, specifically in defense of religious liberty. The Knights have been known to get papal encouragement, but this implicit comment on a contentious political issue is not part of the routine, reflecting what the letter calls the “unprecedented gravity” of the current situation.
5 comments:
Why can't the bishops speak more strongly? Even the better ones speak as though they are afraid to give out a little fire and brimstone with the truth. For most people, nothing short of..."If you vote for an Abortionist politician YOU WILL BE IN MORTAL SIN AND MAY WELL GO TO HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY."...will get their attention. Even if that was hammered home from every pulpit, many would turn a deaf ear because they haven't been Catholic for so long that they really just don't give a dam.
Can someone be excommunicated for committing a sin by intentionally voting for an intrinsically evil politician?
They should threaten to close everything down, including all the churches and sacraments.
I guarantee you, the government will crumble.
"Baltimore Archbishop: Catholic Voters Can’t Vote for a Candidate Who Stands for an Intrinsic Evil"
How about a Cardinal who invites to dinner a president who stands for an intrinsic evil?
Their "party affiliation" is supposed to be the Catholic Church.
Exactly! How can Cardinal Dolan set a good example for the Church?
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