Posted on 03/19/2013 6:57:47 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
In the 112th session of the House of Representatives there were 65 congressmen and women who attended Catholic colleges or law schools. Out of those, 35 support abortion rights. Out of the 12 Catholic-educated congressmen in the incoming freshman class for the 113th session of the House, six of them are pro-abortion rights. In the Senate, 11 of the 15 Senators who earned degrees from Catholic institutions have previously voted for abortion rights or related bills. Nearly every Congressman and Senator in the report has a zero percent rating by the National Right to Life Committee and a 100 percent rating by the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL).
The following is the list of elected officials who were educated at Catholic institutions and have voted in favor of abortion rights:
Lynn Woolsey (CA-6)
Nancy Pelosi (CA-12)
Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
Sam Farr (CA-20)
Rosa DeLauro (CT-3)
Mike Quigley (IL-5)
Pete Visclosky (IN-1)
Steny Hoyer (MD-5)
Chris Van Hollen (MD-8)
Ed Markey (MA-5)
Mike Capuano (MA-7)
Stephen Lynch (MA-8)
Bill Keating (MA-9)
Gary Peters (MI-14)
Hansen Clarke (MI-13)
John Dingell (MI-12)
Betty McCollum (MN-4)
Shelley Berkley (NV-1)
Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ-9)
Albio Sires (NJ-8)
Tim Bishop (NY-1)
Jerrold Nadler (NY-10)
Charlie Rangel (NY-13)
Bill Owens (NY-21)
Kathy Hochul (NY-26)
David Cicilline (RI-1)
Charles Gonzalez (TX-20)
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Peter Welch (VT)
Bobby Scott (VA-3)
Jim Moran (VA-8)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Adam Smith (WA-9)
Gwen Moore (WI-4)
Jared Huffman (CA-2)
Juan Vargas (CA-51)
Lois Frankel (Fl-22)
John Delaney (MD-6)
Ann Mclane Kuster (NH-2)
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8)
Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski
Hawaiian Senator Mazie Hirono
Illinois Senator Richard Durbin
Illinois Senator Mark Kirk
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin
Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski
Former Massachusetts Senator John Kerry
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy
Abp. Fulton Sheen identified this phenomenon 40+ years ago.
Er...then, they weren’t really “educated” at those supposedly Catholic universities, were they?
In any case, we already know that Notre Dame and Georgetown aren’t even close to being Catholic Universities anyway.
I hope that other smaller Catholic universities have retained both their intellectual and moral standards...even at the cost of never allowing such sludgeworms as the Obamadork even come near their campi.
Cafeteria Catholics. They need to leave the Church if they don’t like the rules.
It doesn’t surprise me, however, because sadly mammon is hard to ignore especially in politics. They seek power and influence, not Christ.
So when will we see a similar analysis of Congressmen who attended Evangelical colleges?
Oh, my God, please do not confuses me with facts, could it mean that the catholic institution may not be the kingdom of God here on earth?
There, no doubt, exists dissidents within the Church. Benedict laid much groundwork for getting rid of these “catholics”, and I have confidence Pope Francis will carry that work on.
Clearly, the reason for this is because the church has allowed Catholic institutions to stray into heterodoxy and outright heresy.
Seriously, a Catholic university teaching atheistic philosophies as an equal to, or even superior to, Catholic beliefs, or teaching Islam as fundamentally equal to Catholicism, or advocating anti-Catholic “reforms” to the church that would destroy it, is just madness, and intolerable.
So the church must regain control, and purge these schools of those who despise the church, who openly act to corrupt and turn students away from their faith, and to ruin them with evil behavior, immorality and perversity.
“Academic freedom” and “equality” are an open invitation to corruption and an attack on the future generations of the church. And these students are offered no safe haven, protection or defense against these villains. They are in effect forced to reject their faith for academic credentials.
That would be an interesting study.
You obviously have no understanding of the acronym ... CINO.
If so, our Catholic Church has failed us, and all Catholic colleges and law schools that remain that way need to be defunded by Catholics and renamed as secular institutions.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? (You) Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
-- James 2:14,18b
On the other hand, as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley (often considered a godless place), I converted and was Baptized as a Catholic, married a Catholic, and am pro-life. Would never consider an abortion, and neither would any of my 4 children. I consider it common sense.
”Catholic-in-name-only” colleges were the Ft. Sumters of the anti-Catholic rebellion. Google Georgetown U and Humanae Vitae. They ceased being authentically Catholic in the late 60’s, especially in America.
It would be comparable to a Planned Parenthood chapter in Texas ceasing to do abortions and then someone like you claiming that Planned Parenthood is pro-life.
I think the Church could make a huge statement and start a big turn-around if they announced they are simply closing the doors on a couple big-name (sports-obsessed) schools like Notre Dame and Georgetown and giving the funds to Catholic grade schools. There is no point to continuing this failed experiment.
Abp. Fulton Sheen identified this phenomenon 40+ years ago.
...gee...just in time for the Spirit of Vatican II...one wouldn’t think the two go together at all, would one?...
One has to wonder if they are pro-abortion rights contrary to their Catholic education, or because of it, given their numbers.
...actually, one should really wonder whether their positions reflect the number of votes they are likely to get in order to retain their exalted position...they are punch drunk with power...
”Catholic-in-name-only” colleges were the Ft. Sumters of the anti-Catholic rebellion. Google Georgetown U and Humanae Vitae. They ceased being authentically Catholic in the late 60’s, especially in America.
...please see my post regarding the spirit of Vat II...and bask in the glory of what was the ‘collegiality’ that the bishops were so concerned was their birthright as Catholics...collegiality, wow, that means we can do anything we want to do...
...the bulk of the Catholic faithful gladly went along with them...we can’t all of a sudden look up and say ‘gee, things didn’t turn out so well did they’...
...when you open the windows of your church to let a little fresh air in, you never know what kind of ‘critters’ might have come crawling in as well...
I think there is a big assumption here that the people have gone to a Catholic institution because it was Catholic and they cared about Catholic instruction. At any given Catholic law school, there could be 50 or 60% of the students that are not Catholic or are inactive Catholic.
For example, The University of San Diego attracts non-Catholics because it is the most reputable law school in San Diego, not because it is Catholic. Georgetown is the best law school in DC, so people go there.
Now, as long as the law school has a captive audience, you’d think that they would at least put out there what Catholic moral teaching is on certain controversial points of law, and show people how to defend it. In that, these institutions have failed, big time.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.