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markomalley
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From the Denver Post:
The Vatican is expected this morning to name Fargo, N.D., Bishop Samuel J. Aquila as archbishop of the Denver Archdiocese.
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For Aquila, a conservative bishop cut from the same cloth as his predecessor here, Charles Chaput, it’s a homecoming.
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Aquila, according to Catholic media, released one of the strongest letters of the many Jenkins received in protest of the president’s appearance at Notre Dame.
“Even though President Obama is not Catholic, he clearly rejects the truth about human dignity through his constant support of a so-called ‘right to abortion.’ He also tolerates the inexcusable act of letting aborted children die who are born alive. He promotes an intrinsic evil which must always be resisted by a just and civil society,” Aquila wrote to Jenkins. “Your actions and that of the Board of Trustees of Notre Dame do real harm to the mission of Catholic education in this country and further splinters Catholic witness in the public square.”
In agreeing with Chaput that the proper role of government in solving the national health-care crisis is not necessarily “a national public plan,” such as Obama’s, Aquila spoke of the danger of thinking "the national government is sole instrument of the common good."
Good to see yet another new prelate appointed who understands the concept of subsidiarity. Congratulations, Denver!
The Vatican is expected this morning to name Fargo, N.D., Bishop Samuel J. Aquila as archbishop of the Denver Archdiocese.
(snip)
For Aquila, a conservative bishop cut from the same cloth as his predecessor here, Charles Chaput, it’s a homecoming.
(snip)
Aquila, according to Catholic media, released one of the strongest letters of the many Jenkins received in protest of the president’s appearance at Notre Dame.
“Even though President Obama is not Catholic, he clearly rejects the truth about human dignity through his constant support of a so-called ‘right to abortion.’ He also tolerates the inexcusable act of letting aborted children die who are born alive. He promotes an intrinsic evil which must always be resisted by a just and civil society,” Aquila wrote to Jenkins. “Your actions and that of the Board of Trustees of Notre Dame do real harm to the mission of Catholic education in this country and further splinters Catholic witness in the public square.”
In agreeing with Chaput that the proper role of government in solving the national health-care crisis is not necessarily “a national public plan,” such as Obama’s, Aquila spoke of the danger of thinking "the national government is sole instrument of the common good."
Good to see yet another new prelate appointed who understands the concept of subsidiarity. Congratulations, Denver!
