Read back through the thread. It’s been posted numerous times. The discussion has gone more than circular in my opinion.
Let’s say Romney won the election and the Pope and Bishop sent the same messages. Would you be criticizing their actions in that instance?
You can criticize a person without dropping charity towards them. “Charity” does not mean “keep silent, no matter what.” And Jesus was very, very critical about a lot of people who were doing things solely in the spirit of the law, without regard for morality.
In this instance, any vote not for Romney supported intrinsic, evil issues. There’s no way around that.
apathy.
I can agree. We can easily see there is a claim to an obvious lack of charity in dealing with the president.
Church documents? That is a partisan accusation. If you would like, I will send you something from a Bishop that describes the narrowing of Catholic teaching for other interests.
Republicans had the white house for 8 years, 2 with republican controlled house and senate, and 7 republican appointed supreme court justices to 2 appointed by democrats. This was during the GWB years. Apathy? Call it what you like. Abortion continued…
Off topic. Are we through here?
And one of the things that we have the power to change is our political leaders, providing we vote for those who are pro-life and oppose those who are anti-life.
I have no quarrell with Cardinal Dolan at all. The lawsuits will go forward. As will the pro-life movement. We must do our best to put in place pro-life political leaders.
You realize the nominee is an important decision.
Concede on what other issues? Religious liberty? Same sex marriage? National bankruptcy?
That’s why we are where we are today.
I think not Frat, both Romney a Mormon, and Paul Ryan a Catholic said abortion was ok in certain circumstances, life of the mother and Rape. The case of Life of the mother truly a very hard call, it lies in the faith of mother and father. In the case of rape,have you ever noticed the child, in some cases will get aborted, {murdered} the rapist will do time, this certainly is not Justice ? I almost did not vote for Romney,but with much thought decided to as a case for the least of evils seemed right.
Neither party represents God, but what makes the democrat party worse is abortion. I found the denial of God 3 times in the democrat platform pitiful. BHO, on his 3rd day in office lifted the ban on the Mexico City policy opening the floodgate of money to NGOs internationally. Obama supports infanticide. Despite their strong will to survive, these babies must be left to die. His daughters should not be punished with a baby!!! Barack Hussein Obama is indisputably the most anti-Christian president in U.S. history.
I’m not saying you can’t vote third party as I myself considered it. But when all is said and done I couldn’t go through with it because it meant I was actually giving a vote to Obama. This is not a new idea. Many folks feel this same way …EVEN Democrats.
The issue is what does each candidate support. One candidate tends to support Catholic ideals; the other does not. One is actually attacking Catholic ideals. This is an issue about who supports our Church, not whether one is Republican or one is Democrat. It could have been the opposite way around and I would have the same feelings (and I suspect that is how everyone else on this thread would feel too). I couldn’t care less about the parties. It;s gotten to the point where voting is such a joke anyway.