Posted on 02/16/2012 12:24:18 PM PST by marshmallow
Newsflash! Rick Santorum is Catholic! No, really Catholic. What? Who knew?
It’s come to light that Santorum, in a number of interviews, has said he agrees with the Church and that contraception is “harmful to women.”
Insert gasp here. In fact the comments were so gasp worthy that it took months for people to realize how offended they were.
In October, Santorum said in an interview:
One of the things I will talk about that no President has talked about before is I think the dangers of contraception in this country, the whole sexual libertine idea. Many in the Christian faith have said, “Well, that’s okay. Contraception’s okay.”
It’s not okay because it’s a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.
As Santorum made abundantly clear in the interview he’s not talking about outlawing contraceptives. He’s talking about his personal beliefs.
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin has called these comments “mind numbing” and says it’ll kill Santorum’s election chances.
Matt Lewis of The Daily Caller wrote that Santorum can believe whatever he wants but if he wants to win he shouldn’t talk about contraception.
Santorum, it seems, finds it almost dishonorable to parry a question about core values. His candidacy isn’t just about winning, it’s also about sending a message to America. He now has a forum and a microphone — with great power comes great responsibility! — and wouldn’t it would be wrong to pass up this opportunity to teach…or proselytize?
In short, it’s O.K. to be a Catholic presidential candidate as long as you’re quiet about it.
Lewis may be right in that it may not be smart politics but I think part of the reason Santorum is surging is that he is who he says he is. Santorum...........
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One thing is for sure, if Santorum wins the nomination we will see if a majority of Americans agree with him. We'll know that since this will be the likely most talked about issue of the campaign.
I wish Santorum had the rhetorical skill to change the subject.
Not with so called “conservatives” attacking him from the left.
Its like FR has been bitten by Rachael Maddow and infected.
BTW I’m a Protestant.
No.
Only a CINO like a Kennedy can hope to win, let alone be allowed to run.
I don't get it...and probably never will.
To the liberal mind, the only good Catholic is a bad Catholic.
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