Catholics Can't Support Pro-Choice Candidates

From: The Catholic Knight

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Catholics Can't Support Pro-Choice Candidates
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: You can't be
Catholic and 'Pro-Choice.' The whole 'Pro-Choice' argument is a misnomer anyway,
because most women who have abortions feel like they have no choice. Catholicism
demands that every human life is precious and must be protected. Voting for a
candidate that says abortion is "okay" is like voting for a candidate that says
terrorism is "okay." There really is no moral difference when one understands
the teachings of the Catholic Church. So-called "Pro-Choice" Catholics are an
oxymoron. It's like calling yourself a "Pro-Terrorism Pacifist." The only
"choice" these Catholics are making is the choice between Catholicism and
apostasy. Choose the "right to abortion" and you've only chosen to flush your
Catholicism down the toilet.

(CNSNews.com) - A statement by the Archbishop of San
Antonio, Texas, criticizing Hillary Clinton's speech and rally on a Catholic
college campus because of her pro-abortion stance is being cheered by some
Catholics and dismissed by others.In a Feb. 12 statement about Clinton's
campaign stop at St. Mary's University, Archbishop Jose Gomez, said: "The
Catholic bishops of the United States, in their 2004 document Catholics in
Political Life, affirmed that when dealing with political candidates and public
office holders, 'The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not
honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should
not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their
actions.'""Our Catholic institutions must promote the clear understanding of our
deep moral convictions on an issue like abortion, an act that the church calls
'an unspeakable crime' and a non-negotiable issue," Gomez said...read full story
hereCatholics cannot support 'Pro-Choice' candidates. So that means no
Catholic can support Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama and still remain a good Catholic.
Simultaneously, no Catholic need support John McCain in this election either.
Granted he is the "lesser of three evils" because he opposes abortion-on-demand,
but he still permits abortion in some cases, and favors fetal stem-cell
research. That means he's not really Pro-Life in spite of his rhetoric. So what
it really comes down to in this election is this. A "good Catholic" really can't
support any of the frontrunner candidates. It might be permissible to
support John McCain, but only by a very narrow margin, and only because the
Democrat alternatives are so bad on this issue. Still, if one supports John
McCain, one is throwing a vote in favor of abortion in some circumstances, and
in favor of fetal stem-cell research. The fact is, "good Catholics" are
disenfranchised in this election. They only candidates we can support have very
little chance of winning. So what's the American message to Catholics this
election season? It's simple. The American message to Catholics this election
season is that the only "good Catholic" is a bad Catholic, meaning one who
doesn't really follow the moral teachings of the Church.
Posted by The
Catholic Knight at 9:16
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