Well, the problem here is that neither you nor I are Catholic, and really have no business speculating on this issue.
As for me, I was just wondering. Personally, if a Catholic politician was running for office, and came right out and said that his religion forbade voting for any sort of pro-abortion position, that politician would get my vote instantly.
Not because of his or her abortion stance, though my own is not exactly pro-abortion, but because honesty is so RARE in politicians. I would worry a lot about a Catholic politician who tried to dodge the issue, or who claimed to be a faithful Catholic–and said s/he would vote FOR abortion in any way.
I do feel for those politicians who honestly believe that they are elected to represent the wishes of their constituency–when that constituency wants something s/he is opposed to.
…and don’t think for one minute that all Catholic politicians represent majority Catholic districts. They don’t…and don’t think for a minute that all majority Catholic districts are automatically going to be anti-abortion. Just look at Rhode Island.
It’s a dilemma.
