Over 100 Bishops Have Spoken Out on Priority of Life Issues

ProLifeblogs.com ^ | October 28, 2008, 11:59 AM | Deal Hudson

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Over 100 Bishops Have Spoken Out on Priority of Life Issues
Posted on October 28, 2008, 11:59 AM | Deal W. Hudson

The list of U. S. bishops who have spoken out on the priority of the life issues in this election is now over 100. The list now contains 70 individual bishops and three joint statements.

I would like to continue updating this list until the day of the election. I have tried to incorporate all the comments thus far. If I dd not get them all, I apologize. (For a few of the suggestions, I could not find a suitable link.)

Please continue using the comments section to let us know what bishop is not on this list who should be. This would include any bishop who has individually, or jointly, published a statement about this election pointing out the primacy of the life issues.

Thank you for your help.

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 Centre

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, MO

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. Bishop Rene H. Gracida, retired, of Corpus Christi

41. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Houston

42. Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington

43. Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond

44. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Center

45. Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester

46. Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Patterson

47. Bishop Robert Herrmann of St. Louis

48. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore

49. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix

50. Bishop Thomas D. Doran of Rockford

51. Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden

52. Bishop Robert J. Baker of Birmingham

53. Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett of Seattle

54. Bishop J. Peter Sartain of Joliet

55. Bishop John M. Smith of Trenton

56. Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing

57. Bishop Leonard R. Blair of Toledo

58. Bishop Frances J. Dewane of Venice

59. Bishop W. Frances Malooly of Wilmington

60. Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison

61. Bishop John Yanta , retired, of Amarillo

62. Bishop James V. Johnston of Springfield-Cape Girardeau

63. Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland

64. Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City

65. Bishop Lawrence Brandt of Greensburg

66. Bishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinatti

67. Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu

68. Bishop Paul Swain of Sioux Falls

69. Bishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe

70. Bishop Eusebius Beltran of Oklahoma City

71. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Harrisburg

72. Joint Statement by the bishops of New York State (22 bishops)

73. Joint Statement by the bishops of Pennsylvania (16 bishops)

74. Joint Statement by the bishops of Kansas (4 bishops)

75. Joint Statement by the bishops of Florida (9 bishops)

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Previous count was 80 bishops.

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[nufsed]

Yesterday you provided me a link to Archbishop Chaput's article on the professor who's supporting Obama because his social justice goal will reduce abortions.

I sent it to the priest who had e-mailed me to support Obama based on his "pro-life position.

Needless to say, no response.

Thanx for the info.

[Oratam]

Newark is still missing. And I had heard such good things about Archbishop Myers, particularly his cleaning out Immaculate Conception Seminary. I wonder what’s up.

[Salvation]

I thought I saw something that Newark was on it now. I’ll be back after 6:00 pm Mass.

[mimaw]

Milwaukee WI missing in action.

[10Ring]

Nope: http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/32482989.html.

I nearly fell out of my pew on Sunday as this letter was read aloud during announcements. I, too, had thought that Dolan was MIA.

[mimaw]

Glad to read it but he wasn’t quite as forceful about Catholics voting for the abortionist as was others.

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Are Roman Catholics going to listen?

[Salvation]

We will have to see, but at this juncture I believe they are listening. Our priest has been harping about voting for LIFE.

What about at your church?

[baa39]

My priest too, but he always is, he’s one of the oldest and most orthodox priests in the entire Archdiocese (Portland, OR). However, my Mom and my sister, both in east bay San Francisco region of California, say in their parishes the topic has NEVER EVEN COME UP! I guess the bishop there has been too busy putting the finishing touches on his multi-million dollar Crystal Cathedral (which Mom says looks like a glass nuclear power plant!).

[Salvation]

Didn’t realize that SanFrancisco was getting a new cathedral. At least it won’t be the ugly box building that LA Archdiocese has.

Will be interesting to see pictures when it is finished.

[baa39]

Oh, sorry not to be clear, it’s actually in Oakland, Vigneron’s diocese. They just finished it, I think the consecration Mass was only a few weeks ago. Like the Taj Mahony, it’s been controversial for the architecture. The inside is just like a huge airplane hanger or something, it’s weird. The name is “Cathedral of Christ the Light” I believe.

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What about at your church?

My guesstimate is about 80-20 for McCain. Our Pastor has been very forceful about protecting life. It is a large non-denominational church in Chicago very much in tune with Baptist principals. My Black friends at church are very conflicted (usually means they will vote Obama any way)a few though have said they won't vote for Obama.

In the end I think this may be an issue where church discipline has to be reasserted.

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What about at your church?

My guesstimate is about 80-20 for McCain. Our Pastor has been very forceful about protecting life. It is a large non-denominational church in Chicago very much in tune with Baptist principals. My Black friends at church are very conflicted (usually means they will vote Obama any way)a few though have said they won't vote for Obama.

In the end I think this may be an issue where church discipline has to be reasserted.

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The REAL ones will.

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The REAL ones will.

I think you are right. What about those that don't?

I'm not RC. I am a Baptist. I think this question is not limited to any one church, but all Christian churches. What about those members who go and vote for a candidate that supports infanticide. Is this an issue for church discipline, or is it one where we should just admonish these individuals to examine their hearts.

[CdMGuy]

Bishop Gerald Barnes of the San Bernardino/Riverside Diocese in Southern California has spoken out in three issues of the diocese monthly newsletter which can be accessed on the right side of the diocese website at http://www.indiotrails.com/our-plan/
See the July, September and October issues. His articles also relate to the gay marriage proposition on the CA ballot as well as other propositions.

[Emperor Palpatine]

I’m old school Catholic.

I think people who vote for baby killers should be excommunicated.