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It seems a certain Kathy has been visiting blogs and leaving the same odd comments for anyone who posted this video. My comments to Kathy are below, plus links to Bettnet’s and St. Athanasius’ responses. Here’s one more from Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex.
Sorry, Kathy, your scare tactics aren’t working.
Yesterday I received an email with a “grassroots video” produced by Catholicvote.com.
The video and website, Catholicvote.com were produced by Fidelis. They have very strong ties to the Republican Party and to the McCain campaign. In February of this year they issued a press release endorsing John McCain for president and their website includes articles from Deal Hudson who is an advisor to the McCain campaign as a member of the “Catholic Outreach Committee”. They have given campaign contributions only to republicans and even supported republican Senator Rick Santorum over Bob Casey, a pro-life Catholic democrat, during the 2006 election cycle.
If you forward this video or link to the website in your official capacity you may be in violation of IRS regulations and Church policy. You will also be distributing materials that contradict Church teaching.
Among other things, the video glorifies US economic and military power. This runs contrary to Catholic Social Teaching which emphasizes a preferential option for the poor and solidarity. It also runs contrary to the Cathecism which teaches us that “Respect for and development of human life require peace.”
There is more than one intrinsic evil at issue this year. They include genocide, racism, torture, targeting non-combatants and engaging in unjust wars. They are all life issues and they all require our attention as Catholics.
Whether we vote Republican or Democrat this year what defines us is that we are Catholic.
Don’t let the political parties redefine what it means to be CATHOLIC.
LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Kathy O’Leary.
Uhm, what official capacity? Wife? Homemaker? Homeschooling mom???
“Catholic Social Teaching” which emphasizes a preferential option for the poor and solidarity…. Kathy, you wouldn’t have poor people if you didn’t have babies to begin with. There’s no solidarity to worry about if you don’t have people to solidify. I am not going to disagree that those are all evils. However, LIFE is the primary issue here; specifically, LIFE of the most helpless — the unborn. That takes primacy over everything else, and YES, that IS according to the Catechism. Wars are evil and no, I don’t support the war, but fighting the war against babies comes first in Catholic teaching *and* in my book. I am FIRST and FOREMOST a Catholic, before I am American or Filipino or wife or mom, and I intend to vote as one.
You are so right in saying that whether we vote Republican or Democrat this year what defines us is that we are Catholic. I am indeed VOTING CATHOLIC when I vote Republican this year. Give me a Democratic ticket that’s pro-life and I’ll reconsider it.
I also suggest you take your own advice and don’t let the political parties redefine what it means to be Catholic. Our Lord Jesus, Mama Mary, the Holy Bible, the Vatican, the Pope,our Bishops (who may I remind you recently spoke out against Pelosi and Biden’s misrepresentations of our Catholic faith), AND the Catechism — they all point to the same thing: vote LIFE. And that’s exactly what I intend to do.
PS Did you mean Bob Casey Sr., or Bob Casey Jr.? Because sadly, only one of those two people are/was truly pro-life.
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