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Posted on 10/27/2008 8:16:53 AM PDT by NYer
A quarter of America's bishops have said that the most important issue for voters in the forthcoming presidential election is abortion - comments that may help boost the fortunes of Republican candidate John McCain.
Some 50 out of the nation's 197 active bishops have published articles or given interviews during the run-up up to the election urging abortion as the key issue on which voters should decide which way to vote.
Senator McCain opposes the 1973 Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade, which legalised abortion in the US, but has refused - most recently, at last week's final television debate between the presidential candidates - to impose an abortion-based "litmus test" on his Supreme Court nominees. The Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, has repeatedly indicated his support for the 1973 ruling alongside a pledge to sign a proposed Freedom of Choice Act that would invalidate any state or local ordinance intended to "deny or interfere" with a woman's choice to have an abortion.
Among the bishops who have intervened is Bishop Robert Hermann of St Louis who last Friday wrote: "the issue of life is the most basic issue and must be given priority over the issue of the economy, the issue of war or any other issue." His comment came in a column for the archdiocesan newspaper that appeared hours before Mr Obama addressed 100,000 people in the heavily Catholic city.
In Missouri - a normally Republican state where Mr Obama has taken a lead in the polls over recent weeks - Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St Joseph wrote in his diocesan newspaper that "despite hardship, beyond partisanship, for the sake of our eternal salvation", Catholic voters "should never" support a candidate who favours the continued legalisation of abortion.
In Colorado, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver made national headlines after calling Mr Obama "the most committed abortion-rights presidential candidate of either major party since the Roe v. Wade abortion decision". Later that same day, saying that he was speaking solely as a "private citizen", Archbishop Chaput told a dinner for a Catholic women's organisation in his archdiocese that the assertion by his Catholic supporters "that Senator Obama is this year's ‘real' pro-life candidate requires a peculiar kind of self-hypnosis, or moral confusion, or worse".
But a growing group of clergy has sought to counter the abortion-dominant focus. Speaking to The Washington Post, Bishop Gabino Zavala, auxiliary in Los Angeles, said: "There are many other issues we need to bring up," and listed "racism, torture, genocide, immigration, war and the impact of the economic downturn on the most vulnerable among us".
Bishop Zavala's comments were echoed by Bishop Terry Steib of Memphis in Republican-dominated Tennessee, who wrote in his diocesan newspaper: "We cannot be a one-issue people." He continued: "I have received letters from well-meaning people telling me for whom I should vote and how I should inform parishioners regarding the candidates for whom they should or should not cast their ballot ... It is not my duty, nor is it my role."
In a heavily anticipated discussion, the bishops are to debate the gravity of political support for abortion at their next Baltimore plenary, a week after the 4 November vote.
The US bishops issued voter guidelines last year which were approved by 98 per cent of the bishops' conference. But the 30-page text has been seized upon by lay-led Catholic interests supporting both Mr Obama and Mr McCain. As Mr McCain's backers have sought to focus on the document's assertions that "intrinsic evils" such as abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem-cell research and human cloning "must never be supported", Mr Obama's advocates emphasise passages that state Catholics "are not single-issue voters" and "should not use a candidate's opposition to an intrinsic evil to justify indifference or inattentiveness to other important moral issues involving human life and dignity".
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I would agree with them! Abortion is a crucial factor in this election. The Obamanation supports abortion-on-demand, defended infanticide, has pledged to sign a “Freedom of Choice Act,” and would appoint hyper-liberal, pro-abortion justices to the SCOTUS.
I don’t understand how any Christian (or anyone, for that matter), could overlook Obama’s positions on abortion....
The best homily I ever heard was yesterday at mass.
Our parish priests have really been hammering this issue for the past several weeks.
However, I did hear fellow Catholics sighing with impatience and disagreement at Father’s homily on the evil of abortion. That floored me.
Viva McCain!
~Bishop Robert Hermann of St Louis
Amen!
Agreed, see my tagline. Unfortunately Bishops did not speak out very early, which they should have done as they are now. It takes time to educate christians that do not attend church every week, as well as non christians who still hold the view that abortion is wrong. There was really no talk of this issue and how radical Obama is on it from McCain.
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Is there a list of the bishops? I don’t think our Cardinal has said anything.
Our DRE had similar literature yesterday that he was handing out. The deacon’s homily was political about... aliens and widows and orphans.
Then we had Life Chain.
Find your Bishop here kiddies and pop him a note of thanks!
Most Reverend Joseph V. Adamec
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Most Reverend Patrick V. Ahern
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend Emilio Allué, SDB
Archdiocese of Boston
Most Reverend Martin J. Amos
Diocese of Davenport
Most Reverend Moses B. Anderson, SSE
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Most Reverend Jacob Angadiath
Eparchy of St. Thomas Syro-Malabar
Most Reverend Kenneth A. Angell
Former Bishop of Burlington
Most Reverend David Arias, OAR
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
Most Reverend Victor Balke
Former Bishop of Crookston
Most Reverend Paulius A. Baltakis, OFM
Former Bishop of Lithuanian Catholics outside Lithuania
Most Reverend Robert J. Banks
Former Bishop of Green Bay
Most Reverend Gerald R. Barnes
Diocese of San Bernardino
Most Reverend Manuel Batakian
Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in New York
His Eminence Cardinal William Baum
Former Archbishop of Washington, DC
Most Reverend Eusebius J. Beltran
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
Most Reverend Herbert A. Bevard
Diocese of St. Thomas
Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair
Diocese of Toledo
Most Reverend Stephen E. Blaire
Diocese of Stockton
Most Reverend J. Kevin Boland
Diocese of Savannah
Most Reverend Raymond J. Boland
Former Bishop of Kansas City- St. Joseph
Most Reverend John P. Boles
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Boston
Most Reverend Paul G. Bootkoski
Diocese of Metuchen
Most Reverend William D. Borders
Former Archbishop of Baltimore
Most Reverend Anthony G. Bosco
Former Bishop of Greensburg
Most Reverend John Michael Botean
Eparchy of St. George’s in Canton for Romanians
Eparchy of St. George’s
Most Reverend Earl Boyea
Diocese of Lansing
Most Reverend Paul J. Bradley
Diocese of Pittsburgh
Most Reverend Lawrence E. Brandt
Diocese of Greensburg
Most Reverend Michael J. Bransfield
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton
Diocese of Belleville
Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
Most Reverend Robert H. Brom
Diocese of San Diego
Most Reverend Tod D. Brown
Diocese of Orange
Most Reverend Robert A. Brucato
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend Alexander J. Brunett
Archdiocese of Seattle
Most Reverend Fabian W. Bruskewitz
Diocese of Lincoln
Most Reverend Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Most Reverend William H. Bullock
Former Bishop of Madison
Most Reverend John Bura
Archeparchy of Philadelphia for Ukrainians
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Eparchy of Newton for Melkites
Most Reverend Frank J. Caggiano
Diocese of Brooklyn
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Archdiocese of Milwaukee
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Diocese of Reno
Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell
Diocese of Columbus
Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson
Diocese of Saginaw
Most Reverend Edmond Carmody
Diocese of Corpus Christi
Most Reverend Dominic Carmon, SVD
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans
Most Reverend Ignatius A. Catanello
Diocese of Brooklyn
Most Reverend Joseph L. Charron, CPPS
Former Bishop of Des Moines
Most Reverend Gilbert E. Chávez
Former Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego
Most Reverend John G. Chedid
Former Bishop of Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
of Los Angeles for Maronites
Most Reverend Paul P. Chomnycky
Eparchy of Stamford for Ukrainians
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Diocese of Manchester
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Diocese of Nashville
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Diocese of Brooklyn
Most Reverend Joseph R. Cistone
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
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Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Most Reverend Matthew H. Clark
Diocese of Rochester
Most Reverend George W. Coleman
Diocese of Fall River
Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon
Diocese of Steubenville
Most Reverend Thomas J. Connolly
Former Bishop of Baker
Most Reverend Patrick R. Cooney
Diocese of Gaylord
Most Reverend Salvatore Cordileone
Diocese of San Diego
Most Reverend Alvaro Corrada del Rio, SJ
Diocese of Tyler
Most Reverend Thomas J. Costello
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse
Most Reverend Michael R. Cote
Diocese of Norwich
Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin
Former Archbishop of Hartford
Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz
Diocese of Newark
Most Reverend Edward P. Cullen
Diocese of Allentown
Most Reverend John S. Cummins
Former Bishop of Oakland
Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, SDV
Archdiocese of Newark
Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham
Diocese of Ogdensburg
Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich
Diocese of Rapid City
Most Reverend William G. Curlin
Former Bishop of Charlotte
Most Reverend Thomas J. Curry
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Most Reverend Elden F. Curtiss
Archdiocese of Omaha
Most Reverend Thomas V. Daily
Former Bishop of Brooklyn
Most Reverend James J. Daly
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
Most Reverend John M. D’Arcy
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Most Reverend Rutilio J. del Riego
Diocese of San Bernardino
Most Reverend William J. Dendinger
Diocese of Grand Island
Most Reverend Louis A. DeSimone
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
Most Reverend Frank J. Dewane
Diocese of Venice
Most Reverend Joseph T. Dimino
Former Archbishop of Military Services
Most Reverend Gerald N. Dino
Eparchy of Van Nuys
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Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Most Reverend Thomas A. Donato
Archdiocese of Newark
Most Reverend Robert W. Donnelly
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo
Most Reverend John F. Donoghue
Former Archbishop of Atlanta
Most Reverend Paul V. Donovan
Former Bishop of Kalamazoo
Most Reverend John A. Dooher
Archdiocese of Boston
Most Reverend Norbert M. Dorsey, CP
Former Bishop of Orlando
Most Reverend Stephen Hector Doueihi
Former Bishop of Eparchy of St. Marion of Brooklyn
for Maronites
Most Reverend John M. Dougherty
Diocese of Scranton
Most Reverend Michael P. Driscoll
Diocese of Boise
Most Reverend Michael G. Duca
Diocese of Shreveport
Most Reverend R. Pierre DuMaine
Former Bishop of San Jose
Most Reverend John C. Dunne
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Most Reverend Thomas L. Dupre
Former Bishop of Springfield, MA
Most Reverend Walter J. Edyvean
Archdiocese of Boston
Most Reverend Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S.
Archdiocese of Seattle
Most Reverend John A. Elya, BSO
Former Eparch of Eparchy of Newton for Melkites
Most Reverend Joseph W. Estabrook
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
Most Reverend Felipe de Jesus Estevez
Archdiocese of Miami
Most Reverend Shelton J. Fabre
Archdiocese of New Orleans
Most Reverend John C. Favalora
Archdiocese of Miami
Most Reverend David E. Fellhauer
Diocese of Victoria
Most Reverend Gilberto Fernandez
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami
Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza
Former Archbishop of Galvenston-Houston
Most Reverend George Fitzsimons
Former Bishop of Salina
Most Reverend Thomas J. Flanagan
Former AuxiliaryBishop of San Antonio
Most Reverend John W. Flesey
Archdiocese of Newark
Most Reverend Raphael M. Fliss
Former Bishop of Superior
Most Reverend Daniel E. Flores
Archdiocese of Detroit
Most Reverend Patrick F. Flores
Former Archbishop of San Antonio
Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn
Former Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Most Reverend David E. Foley
Former Bishop of Birmingham
Most Reverend Roger J. Foys
Diocese of Covington
Most Reverend William E. Franklin
Former Bishop of Davenport
Most Reverend William B. Friend
Former Bishop of Shreveport
Most Reverend Ronald W. Gainer
Diocese of Lexington
Most Reverend Victor B. Galeone
Diocese of St. Augustine
Most Reverend Richard J. Garcia
Diocese of Monterey
Most Reverend Gustavo Garcia-Siller, MSpS
Archdiocese of Chicago
Most Reverend James H. Garland
Former Bishop of Marquette
Most Reverend John R. Gaydos
Diocese of Jefferson City
Most Reverend Louis E. Gelineau
Former Bishop of Providence
Most Reverend Odore J. Gendron
Former Bishop of Manchester
Most Reverend Eugene J. Gerber
Former Bishop of Wichita
Most Reverend Peter L. Gerety
Former Archbishop of Newark
Most Reverend Joseph J. Gerry, OSB
Former Bishop of Portland, ME
Most Reverend Gerald A. Gettelfinger
Diocese of Evansville
Most Reverend Raymond E. Goedert
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Most Reverend Francisco Gonzalez. S.F.
Archdiocese of Washington
Most Reverend John R. Gorman
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Most Reverend F. Joseph Gossman
Former Bishop of Raleigh
Rev. Msgr. Douglas Grams
Diocesan Administrator of New Ulm
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Former Bishop of Dallas
Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory
Archdiocese of Atlanta
Most Reverend Roger W. Gries, O.S.B.
Diocese of Cleveland
Most Reverend James A. Griffin
Former Bishop of Columbus
Most Reverend Edward M. Grosz
Diocese of Buffalo
Most Reverend Curtis J. Guillory, SVD
Diocese of Beaumont
Most Reverend Thomas J. Gumbleton
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit
Most Reverend Richard C. Hanifen
Former Bishop of Colorado Springs
Most Reverend Philip M. Hannan
Former Archbishop of New Orleans
Most Reverend Jerome G. Hanus, OSB
Archdiocese of Dubuque
Most Reverend Bernard J. Harrington
Diocese of Winona
Most Reverend Joseph H. Hart
Former Bishop of Cheyenne
Most Reverend Robert F. Hennessey
Archdiocese of Boston
Most Reverend Ronald P. Herzog
Diocese of Alexandria
Most Reverend Richard B. Higgins
Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
Most Reverend William L. Higi
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Most Reverend Michael Hoeppner
Diocese of Crookston
Most Reverend Martin D. Holley
Archdiocese of Washington
Most Reverend Willaim R. Houck
Former Bishop of Jackson
Most Reverend Joseph L. Howze
Former Bishop of Biloxi
Most Reverend Howard J. Hubbard
Diocese of Albany
Most Reverend Alfred C. Hughes
Archdiocese of New Orleans
Most Reverend Edward T. Hughes
Former Bishop of Metuchen
Most Reverend William A. Hughes
Former Bishop of Covington
Most Reverend Raymond G. Hunthausen
Former Archbishop of Seattle
Most Reverend Francis T. Hurley
Former Archbishop of Anchorage
Most Reverend Walter A. Hurley
Diocese of Grand Rapids
Most Reverend Ibrahim N. Ibrahim
Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit for Chaldeans
Most Reverend Joseph L. Imesch
Former Bishop of Joliet
Most Reverend Josu Iriondo
Archdiocese of New York
Most Reverend Francis X. Irwin
Archdiocese of Boston
Most Reverend Thad J. Jakubowski
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Most Reverend Sam G. Jacobs
Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Most Reverend Sarhad Y. Jammo
Eparchy of Saint Peter the Apostle of Chaldeans - USA
Most Reverend Michael Jarrell
Diocese of Lafayette
Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C.
Diocese of Peoria
Most Reverend J. Vann Johnston, Jr.
Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
Most Reverend William J. Justice
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Most Reverend Roger L. [wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth][wash my mouth]
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet
Most Reverend Francis J. Kane
Archdiocese of Chicago
His Eminence William Cardinal Keeler
Former Archbishop of Baltimore
Most Reverend James P. Keleher
Former Archbishop of Kansas City
Most Reverend Thomas C. Kelly, O.P.
Former Archbishop of Louisville
Most Reverend Donald J. Kettler
Diocese of Fairbanks
Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas
Diocese of Tucson
Most Reverend John F. Kinney
Diocese of St. Cloud
Most Reverend Edward U. Kmiec
Diocese of Buffalo
Most Reverend Daniel W. Kucera, OSB
Former Archbishop of Dubuque
Most Reverend John M. Kudrick
Eparchy of Parma for Byzantines
Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz
Archdiocese of Louisville
Most Reverend George M. Kuzma
Former Bishop of Eparchy of Van Nuys for Byzantines
Most Reverend Dominick J. Lagonegro
Archdiocese of New York
Sacred Heart Church
Most Reverend Joseph N. Latino
Diocese of Jackson
His Eminence Bernard Cardinal Law
Former Archbishop of Boston
Most Reverend John J. Leibrecht
Former Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
His Eminence William Cardinal Levada
Former Archbishop of San Francisco
Most Reverend John M. LeVoir
Diocese of New Ulm
Most Reverend Raymond W. Lessard
Former Bishop of Savannah
Most Reverend John Levoir
Diocese of New Ulm
Most Reverend Peter A. Libasci
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Most Reverend Oscar H. Lipscomb
Former Archbishop of Mobile
Most Reverend Martin N. Lohmuller
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia
Most Reverend Basil H. Losten
Former Bishop of Stamford for Ukrainians
Most Reverend Innocent H. Lotocky, OSBM
Former Bishop of St. Nicholas of Chicago for Ukrainians
Most Reverend George J. Lucas
Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Most Reverend Dominic Dinh Mai Luong
Diocese of Orange
Most Reverend Robert N. Lynch
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Most Reverend Timothy J. Lyne
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago
Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso
Archdiocese of Hartford
Most Reverend Denis J. Madden
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Most Reverend Joseph J. Madera MSpS
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Military Services
Most Reverend Robert P. Maginnis
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Most Reverend Joseph F. Maguire
Former Bishop of Springfield, MA
His Eminence Roger Cardinal Mahony
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
His Eminence Adam Cardinal Maida
Archdiocese of Detroit
Most Reverend Richard J. Malone
Diocese of Portland in Maine
Most Reverend William Francis Malooly
Diocese of Wilmington
Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell
Archdiocese of Hartford
Most Reverend Gregory J. Mansour
Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn for Maronites
Most Reverend John R. Manz
Archdiocese of Chicago
Most Reverend Dominic A. Marconi
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
Most Reverend Salvatore R. Matano
Diocese of Burlington
Most Reverend Leroy T. Matthiesen
Former Bishop of Amarillo
His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick
Former Archbishop of Washington, DC
Most Reverend James F. McCarthy
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend John E. McCarthy
Former Bishop of Austin
Most Reverend John B. McCormack
Diocese of Manchester
Most Reverend William J. McCormack
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend Andrew J. McDonald
Former Bishop of Little Rock
Most Reverend Charles J. McDonnell
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
Most Reverend Timothy A. McDonnell
Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
Most Reverend John B. McDowell
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh
Most Reverend Joseph P. McFadden
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Most Reverend Norman F. McFarland
Former Bishop of Orange
Most Reverend Patrick J. McGrath
Diocese of San Jose
Most Reverend Joseph C. McKinney
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Grand Rapids
Most Reverend Bernard J. McLaughlin
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo
Most Reverend John J. McRaith
Diocese of Owensboro
Most Reverend Dale J. Melczek
Diocese of Gary
Most Reverend Carl F. Mengeling
Former Bishop of Lansing
Most Reverend Anthony F. Mestice
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend James E. Michaels SSCME
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston
Most Reverend Anthony M. Milone
Former Bishop of Great Falls-Billings
Most Reverend Carl K. Moeddel
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati
Most Reverend Roger P. Morin
Archdiocese of New Orleans
Most Reverend Robert F. Morneau
Diocese of Green Bay
Most Reverend Robert M. Moskal
Eparchy of St. Josaphat of Parma for Ukrainians
Most Reverend James M. Moynihan
Diocese of Syracuse
Most Reverend Robert W. Muench
Diocese of Baton Rouge
Most Reverend Robert E. Mulvee
Former Bishop of Providence
Most Reverend James A. Murray
Diocese of Kalamazoo
Most Reverend George V. Murry, S.J.
Diocese of Youngstown
Most Reverend John J. Myers
Archdiocese of Newark
Most Reverend John J. Nevins
Former Bishop of Venice
Most Reverend William C. Newman
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
Most Reverend John G. Noonan
Archdiocese of Miami
Most Reverend Thomas J. O’Brien
Former Bishop of Phoenix
Most Reverend Anthony J. O’Connell
Former Bishop of Palm Beach
Most Reverend Edward J. O’Donnell
Former Bishop of Lafayette, LA
Most Reverend Arthur J. O’Neill
Former Bishop of Rockford
Most Reverend Armando X. Ochoa
Diocese of El Paso
Most Reverend Leonard J. Olivier
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, DC
Most Reverend Albert H. Ottenweller
Former Bishop of Steubenville
Most Reverend Thomas J. Paprocki
Archdiocese of Chicago
Most Reverend Andrew Pataki
Former Eparch of Eparchy of Passaic for Byzantines
Most Reverend Richard E. Pates
Diocese of Des Moines
Most Reverend Donald E. Pelotte, SSS
Former Bishop of Gallup
Most Reverend Raymundo J. Peña
Diocese of Brownsville
Most Reverend Joseph A. Pepe
Diocese of Las Vegas
Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry
Archdiocese of Chicago
Most Reverend A. Edward Pevec
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
Most Reverend Michael D. Pfeifer, OMI
Diocese of San Angelo
Most Reverend Daniel E. Pilarczyk
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Most Reverend Anthony M. Pilla
Former Bishop of Cleveland
Most Reverend Bernard F. Popp
Former Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio
Most Reverend Louis Puscas
Former Eparch of Eparcy of St. George’s in Canton for Romanians
Most Reverend Francis A. Quinn
Former Bishop of Sacramento
Most Reverend A. James Quinn
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
Most Reverend John R. Quinn
Former Archbishop of San Francisco
Most Reverend John M. Quinn
Coadjutor Bishop of Winona
Most Reverend Ricardo Ramírez, CSB
Diocese of Las Cruces
Most Reverend George J. Rassas
Archdiocese of Chicago
Most Reverend Daniel P. Reilly
Former Bishop of Worcester
Most Reverend Francis R. Reiss
Archdiocese of Detroit
Most Reverend John C. Reiss
Former Bishop of Trenton
Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades
Diocese of Harrisburg
Most Reverend John H. Ricard, SSJ
Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
Most Reverend David L. Ricken
Diocese Green Bay
Most Reverend Vincent M. Rizzotto
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Galvenston-Houston
Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi
Archdiocese of Mobile
Most Reverend Frank J. Rodimer
Former Bishop of Paterson
Most Reverend Placido Rodríguez, CMF
Diocese of Lubbock
Most Reverend Agustin A. Roman
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Miami
Most Reverend Francis X. Roque
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Military Services
Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza
Archdiocese of Hartford
Most Reverend Robert J. Rose
Former Bishop of Grand Rapids
Most Reverend Mitchell T. Rozanski
Archdiocese of Baltimore
Most Reverend George E. Rueger
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester
Most Reverend Daniel L. Ryan
Former Bishop of Springfield in IL
Most Reverend Sylvester D. Ryan
Former Bishop of Monterey
Most Reverend Alexander Salazar
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Most Reverend Michael A. Saltarelli
Former Bishop of Wilmington
Most Reverend Pietro Sambi
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States
Most Reverend Alexander K. Sample
Diocese of Marquette
Most Reverend Nicholas J. Samra
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Eparchy of Newton for Melkites
Most Reverend Robert F. Sanchez
Former Archbishop of Santa Fe
Most Reverend Guy Sansaricq
Diocese of Brooklyn
Most Reverend J. Peter Sartain
Diocese of Joliet
Most Reverend Joseph M. Sartoris
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Most Reverend Stanley G. Schlarman
Former Bishop of Dodge City
Most Reverend Bernard W. Schmitt
Former Bishop of Wheeling Charleston
Most Reverend Mark F. Schmitt
Former Bishop of Marquette
Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Most Reverend Basil Schott, OFM
Most Reverend Francis B. Schulte
Former Archbishop of New Orleans
Most Reverend Roger L. Schwietz, OMI
Archdiocese of Anchorage
Most Reverend Bishop Richard Seminack
Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago for Ukrainians
Most Reverend Carlos A. Sevilla, SJ
Most Reverend Robert J. Shaheen
Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles for Maronites
Most Reverend Michael J. Sheehan
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Most Reverend Gilbert I. Sheldon
Former Bishop of Steubenville (Netmilsmom beams with pride!)
Most Reverend Patrick J. Sheridan
Former Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend Clarence Silva
Diocese of Honolulu
Most Reverend Richard J. Sklba
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Most Reverend William C. Skurla
Eparchy of Van Nuys for Byzantines
Most Reverend William S. Skylstad
Diocese of Spokane
Most Reverend John M. Smith
Diocese of Trenton
Most Reverend John J. Snyder
Former Bishop of St. Augustine
Most Reverend Lawrence D. Soens
Former Bishop of Sioux City
Most Reverend Oscar A. Solis
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Most Reverend Stephen Soroka
Archeparchy of Philadelphia for Ukrainians
Most Reverend Jaime Soto
Diocese of Sacramento
Most Reverend Jude Spreyrer
Former Bishop of Lake Charles
His Eminence James Cardinal Stafforn
Former Archbishop of Denver
Most Reverend J. Terry Steib, SVD
Diocese of Memphis
Most Reverend John T. Steinbock
Diocese of Fresno
Most Reverend Kenneth Steiner
Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Most Reverend Phillip F. Straling
Former Bishop of Reno
Most Reverend Dennis J. Sullivan
Archdiocese of New York
Most Reverend Joseph Sullivan
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Most Reverend Walter F. Sullivan
Former Bishop of Richmond
Most Reverend Stephen M. Sulyk
Former Archbishop of Philadelphia for Ukrainians
Most Reverend Paul J. Swain
Diocese of Sioux Falls
Most Reverend J. Keith Symons
Former Bishop of Palm Beach
His Eminence Edmund Cardinal Szoka
Former Archbishop of Detroit
Most Reverend Arthur N. Tafoya
Diocese of Pueblo
Most Reverend James A. Tamayo
Diocese of Laredo
Most Reverend Antony B. Taylor
Diocese of Little Rock
Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Most Reverend Elliott G. Thomas
Former Bishop of St. Thomas, VI
Most Reverend George L. Thomas
Diocese of Helena
Most Reverend David B. Thompson
Former Bishop of Charleston
Most Reverend James C. Timlin
Former Bishop of Scranton
Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin
Diocese of Providence
Most Reverend Donald W. Trautman
Diocese of Erie
Most Reverend Thomas A. Tschoepe
Former Bishop of Dallas
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson
Archdiocese of Seattle
Most Reverend Rene A. Valero
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Most Reverend Joe S. Vasquez
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron
Diocese of Oakland
Most Reverend John G. Vlazny
Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Most Reverend Daniel F. Walsh
Diocese of Santa Rosa
Most Reverend Gerald T. Walsh
Archdiocese of New York
Most Reverend Paul H. Walsh
Diocese of Rockville Centre
Most Reverend Ignatius Wang
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Most Reverend John J. Ward
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
Most Reverend Michael W. Warfel
Diocese of Great Falls-Billings
Most Reverend Loras J. Watters
Former Bishop of Winona
Most Reverend Emil A. Wcela, D.D.
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
Most Reverend Rembert G. Weakland OSB
Former Archbishop of Milwaukee
Most Reverend Thomas J. Welsh
Former Bishop of Allentown
Most Reverend William K. Weigand
Diocese of Sacramento
Most Reverend John C. Wester
Diocese of Salt Lake City
Most Reverend Gerald E. Wilkerson
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Most Reverend J. Kendrick Williams
Former Bishop of Lexington
Most Reverend William J. Winter
Former Bishop of Pittsburgh
Most Reverend George O. Wirz
Former Auxiliary Bishop of Madison
Most Reverend John W. Yanta
Former Bishop of Amarillo
Most Reverend Joseph Younan
Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark for Syriacs
Most Reverend Gabino Zavala
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Most Reverend Francis M. Zayek
Former Eparch of St. Marion of Brooklyn
Most Reverend G. Patrick Ziemann
Former Bishop of Santa Rosa
Most Reverend Paul A. Zipfel
Diocese of Bismarck
Most Reverend Patrick J. Zurek
Diocese of Amarillo
Check out #12.
And I have no clue about the [wash my mouth] after the Bishop from Joliet. I cut and pasted the list.
It is refreshing to see at least part of the Church stepping up to the plate.
Our priest kept reiterating that he wasn't telling us who to vote for, but that the killing of innocents should be the prime consideration.
Are you sure about the list? I thought that was a list of Bishops who have NOT spoken out. I could be wrong.
Deal Hudson has a list on insidecatholic.com with these Bishops listed:
1. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver
2. Bishop James Conley, auxiliary of Denver
3. Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C.
4. Justin Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities
5. Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine
6. Edward Cardinal Egan of New York
7. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo
8. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh
9. Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs
10. Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio
11. Bishop Oscar Cantu, auxiliary of San Antonio
12. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville
13. Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa
14. Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas
15. Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin
16. Sean Cardinal O’Malley of Boston
17. Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando
18. Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul/Minneapolis
19. Francis Cardinal George of Chicago, President of the USCCB
20. Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker
21. Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse
22. Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland
23. Bishop Ralph Nickless of Sioux City
24. Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco
25. Bishop Glen Provost of Lake Charles, LA
26. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn
27. Bishop Joseph F. Martino of Scranton
28. Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
30. Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte
31. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh
32. Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS
33. Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MI
34. Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, WS
35. Bishop Ronald Gilmore of Dodge City, KS
36. Bishop Paul Coakley of Salina, KS
37. Bishop Michael Jackels of Wichita
38. Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach
39. Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth
40. Archbishop Henry J. Mansell of Hartford
41. Daniel Cardinal Dinardo of Houston
42. Bishop Joseph Galante of Camden
43. Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Patterson, NJ
44. Joint Statement by the bishops of New York State (22 bishops)
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=48
If someone with savvy knows how to make the url into a tidier package feel free.
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?Itemid=102&option=com_myblog
“Have Any of These Bishops Spoken Out?
See if you can find your Bishop. I found mine but I already knew he spoke up.
Deal Hudson
Have any of these bishops spoken out on the primacy of life issues in the coming election?
I’m sure there are statements I have not been able to locate.
Surely there are more homilies, interviews, or press releases tucked away on various diocesan web sites that I have not gotten exposure outside their diocese.
If you have any more public statements from these bishops, please list them in the comments section.
Let's create as comprehensive a list as possible of those bishops who have.”
I know for sure that Bishop Sheldon of Steubenville is about as Pro-Life as anyone gets. After retirement from his position, he worked with the Vatican on Life issues. He is one of only 12 Bishops that signed the American Life League's Declaration on Truth and Life. I'm very proud of him.
Yes!
I posted one more extensive from a discussion group that hat tipped the Hudson list.
BTTT!
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