America’s Catholics were once among the Democrats’ largest voting blocs. This year, that advantage is gone as Catholics are poised to turn against them.
In May, when Pope Benedict assigned Bishop William E. Lori to be the new spiritual leader of the Diocese of Baltimore (America’s oldest diocese), he was sending a message directly to Barack Obama and his Democrats – especially elected Catholic Democrats.
Bishop Lori chairs the U.S. Conference of Bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee For Religious Liberty, which was formed specifically by Cardinal Timothy Dolan (the organization’s head), to oppose gay marriage and combat Obamacare’s mandates aimed at forcing Catholic employers to include contraception and abortion in their workers’ healthcare packages.
Upon being named to his new post, Bishop Lori said he planned to confront Maryland’s putatively Catholic Governor Martin O’Malley about his support for gay “marriage.”
“The church has clearly and consistently taught the greatness of marriage between one man and one woman. Certainly, I will continue that teaching as a bishop and will be working on this issue as the referendum unfolds,” Lori said at the time.
This past week, speaking to the national convention of the Knights of Columbus- America’s leading Catholic layman’s organization-Bishop Lori could not have been clearer when he said, “This is a big moment for Catholic voters to step back from their party affiliation.”
Speaking directly to Catholic voters, the Bishop advises: “The question to ask is this: Are any of the candidates of either party, or independents, standing for something that is intrinsically evil, evil no matter what the circumstances? If that’s the case, a Catholic, regardless of his party affiliation, shouldn’t be voting for such a person.”
In coordination with this opening shot across the Democrats’ bow, the Vatican has commented on the erosion of religious freedoms in America as being a serious threat of “unprecedented gravity” to the Catholic Church’s “liberty and public moral witness.”
This message needs to be carefully considered. It is a huge departure from the positions taken by the Vatican on American politics. Never has a Pope been as blunt in his language as he warned his people about the dangers facing his American Catholic brothers and sisters.
The election of Cardinal Dolan to lead the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Lori’s appointment to lead the diocese in Obama’s backyard, and the several other key appointments the Vatican has made within the structure of America’s Catholic hierarchy did not “just happen.” Those who would believe they were haphazard and coincidental do so at their own political peril.
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The Church went for the Democrats decades ago as they wanted the Government to take over the support for the poor and remove the responsibility from the Church to provide. It was a mistake then and still continues today . . only now do they see what many of us believes saw decades ago . . the question is will the Church now make the changes necessary for us to return to the true meanings. Salvation does not come from any Government as they will always seek power over the flock and the Churches . . it is the way of Government and why our Founders protected religious freedom .. so will the Catholics continue to back a tyrannical overreaching Government to the end of the individual Churches doctrines,
It’s about time the Catholic clergy wake up and fight this anti-life, anti-Christian, anti-freedom government. This government has killed over 56 millions unborn Americans since 1973. Our clergy has been too silent or too mild in fighting this. They’ve been worried about losing their tax-exempt status. Well, they’ve put money above innocent human life. Do they think this sits well with God? Do they think God is deaf to the cries of the unborn? The Cathlic Chruch in America wouldn’t have had to come to this being forced to pay for child-killing, contraceptives if they’d have fought against abortion with more force. Christ said that we have to obey Him even unto death; even at the loss of our tax-exempt status. Wouldn’t God provide if they lost their tax exempt status standing up for the unborn?
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The term MORTAL SIN seems to have been removed form the Catholic doctrine in the last 40 years? WHY – should the political class be allowed to take communion with the sins on their hands?
Has even the Church of Rome been bribed as in the times of Kings?
Benedict is a Marxist–and a profoundly evil man!
How do you know? Are you God?
What would cause you to make such a statement? You are just a sick, fanatic who hates Catholics. Go post your garbage somewhere else.
The Pope needs to Kick all Catholics in Government out of the Church when they place a vote that is against the Churches teachings and I mean the very first time they place the vote or even they speak up for it in public!
At the very least they should abstain from voting on things that are against church teachings! Biden and Pelosie should be the first two!
Don’t bet on the “Catholic” vote going anywhere. “Catholics” will still support the criminals in the Democrat. party. The Catholic Church has lost it’s teaching authority. Sorry, more like the Catholic Church has abandoned it’s teaching authority after decades of supporting socialist, liberal schemes. The “Catholic” vote will be right where it’s been, behind the liberals and against the Church.
Why don’t you go spend a week end with Pelosie and Biden, U would probably enjoy BOTH!