Can Catholics Vote For Pro-Choice Politicians?

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  “The Catholic Church Has Held a Position on This Subject for Centuries”

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The Catholic Church Has Held a Position on This Subject for Centuries

Deal Hudson

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I cannot vote for a man, such as Barack Obama, who says it lacks "humility" to know when the soul enters the body of a child. Evidently it did not occur to Obama that the Catholic Church has held a position on this subject for centuries. The fact that Catholic bishops and parish priests teach it to over 60 million American Catholics did not occur to him. If Obama cannot "presume" to answer "these theological questions" why does he accuse others of pride, like bishops, priests, and ministers, who do so? Take, for example, Chicago's own Cardinal George who, on September 2, reaffirmed the Church's teaching on the matter: "The Catholic Church, from its first days, condemned the aborting of unborn children as gravely sinful....This same teaching has been constantly reiterated in every place and time up to Vatican II, which condemned abortion as a 'heinous crime.' This is true today and will be so tomorrow. Any other comments by politicians, professors, pundits, or the occasional priest, are erroneous and cannot be proposed in good faith."
 

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"No" Deal Hudson

• Reasons Not to Vote for Obama
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• The Catholic Church Has Held a Position on This Subject for Centuries
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"No" Brad Miner

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"No" The American Papist

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• My Reason for Answering "No" is *Not* Partisan
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"Yes" Jon OBrien

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"Yes" Chris Korzen

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