[markomalley]

The tragedy is that I have not heard one peep about this from my diocese. The only thing I've heard is "yes on 4, yes on 6" (at least they were half right)

[I want the USA back]

Catholics had damned well better realize that the current administration hates Christians and especially Catholics.

[ventana]

Not that it’s gonna do any good hereabouts, but my priest went on and on about the Healthcare bill, about abortion, about sanctity of life. I applaud him for being so clear about Catholic teaching.

[livius]

We’re having an all-night prayer vigil here in St Augustine. Our bishop was born in Cuba and fled when he was 16 (having lived through the horrors of Fidel and Che) and he is very, very worried about this election.

[NYer]

In our parish, the bulletin included a statement from the bishops:

"In the Catholic Tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation." As Catholics, we should be guided more by our moral convictions than by our attachment to a political party or interest group. (snip) While the Church does not endorse any party or candidate, Catholic Bishops have asked that we support individuals who respect our religion and the right of Americans not to have their religious beliefs infringed upon or minimized."

The bulletin also included a Prayer Before an Election and another Prayer After An Election. It concluded with the statement: Tuesday, November 6 is Election Day. Please remember to vote! Also included in the bulletin was a separate brochure entitled: In the Voting Booth - A Catholic Perspective. It was produced by Our Sunday Visitor.

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[opticks]

Fwiw, our priest went on an election rant. Main message was,”don’t vote for the platform that supports SSM and abortion .”

[LibertyRocks]

Obama’s actions and those of his supporters have brought me closer to God in general, and closer to the Church that I “left” years ago in particular than I think anything else ever could have at this point in my life. I still have yet to “come back” to the Church “officially” (meet with my priest and give a long confession), but I’m working my way there.

I definitely feel attacked by this administration and all of those who are speaking ill of Catholics specifically, and Christians in general. It is definitely an attack of a spiritual nature as the venom from people is palpable in many, many cases - people who otherwise are NOT like that. In many cases they can’t even form coherent debate of the topic at hand.

[Missouri gal]

My pastor, for the first time ever, fobade any literature in the parking lots. The bulletin notice advises us to “remember the poor and underprivileged when you vote.” DUH! Fortunately, that was preceded last week by a nice one-pager from the Bishops emphasizing religious freedom and the primacy of right to life as a voting issue.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Catholics decided not to do anything in CT. Concerning the election. It is a lot of trouble ... politics here is complicated and unpleasant.

So we did other things. Such as the pancake breakfast and plan for the Christmas bazaar.

Regardless of who wins, the winner will serve in the office. Send postcards to the winner urging them to oppose FOCA.

Anyway, I gotta go trespass into some apartment buildings to drop flyers for my candidate. Pray that I don’t trip and fall and end up getting arrested ... or nobody gets my license plate number.

[Martin Tell]

Yesterday, my Orthodox priest gave a short post-liturgy homily about the election.

He stated that as Christians we cannot compromise of principles, specifically: (1) Every child has the right to be born; (2) Marriage is only between one man and one woman for life; (3) Human rights and liberty come only from God, not government.

Although he did not mention either candidate by name, his instruction was clear, and I was very pleased to hear it.