“They don’t vote as a block anymore.” These words were recently spoken by Monsignor Joseph Rebman about Catholic voters. Once a powerful demographic, Catholics today are bitterly divided over whether it is acceptable to vote for pro-choice politicians. Many Catholics are proudly progressive, but others insist that abortion is non-negotiable. What are the spiritual implications of a Catholic vote?
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Three Points are Worth Considering
- From Catholic Democrats
By Catholic Democrats - Written by Patrick Whelan, MD, Ph.D.
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There is nothing "unlikely" about the passage of the Freedom of Choice Act if Senator Obama is elected President. That Act will reverse the Hyde Amendment and will strike down parental consent/notification laws throughout the country.
The Congress is going to be controlled by Democrats, who will certainly pass the Act, and Senator Obama has promised pro-abortion groups that the first thing he will do as President is sign the Act into law.
- BME
October 22, 2008 10:48AM
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