Posted on 10/28/2010 11:23:20 AM PDT by markomalley
Rome, Italy, Oct 28, 2010 / 12:15 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal-designate Raymond Burke stressed to Catholic voters in a recent interview that they have a “very serious” obligation to uphold the truth of “moral law” in the upcoming mid-term elections. He specifically cited protecting unborn children from abortion and defending traditional marriage.
The American Vatican official, who was recently named by the Holy Father as a future cardinal, spoke on Oct. 20 to Thomas McKenna, president of Catholic Action for Faith and Family, just hours after the Pope’s announcement.
Cardinal-designate Burke opened his remarks by saying that “as a bishop it’s my obligation, in fact, to urge the faithful to carry out their civic duty in accord with their Catholic Faith.” Clarifying that he does not endorse particular candidates, the prelate also spoke of his duty to relay “principles” to the faithful to help inform their vote.
Speaking on the contentious topic of abortion in the upcoming mid-terms, Cardinal-designate Burke said one “can never vote for someone who favors absolutely the right to choice of a woman to destroy a human life in her womb or the right to a procured abortion.”
“You may in some circumstances where you don’t have any candidate who is proposing to eliminate all abortion, choose the candidate who will most limit this grave evil in our country,” he explained, “but you could never justify voting for a candidate who not only does not want to limit abortion but believes that it should be available to everyone.”
The Vatican prelate also addressed the issue of same-sex “marriage,” asserting that maintaining the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman is not unjust discrimination.
“Where there is unjust discrimination –for instance, where you say that a fellow human being, because of the color of his skin, is not a part of the same race as someone, say, who is a Caucasian, that is a kind of discrimination which is unjust and immoral,” he said.
However, he added, “there is a discrimination which is perfectly just and good, and that is the discrimination between what is right and what is wrong.”
“Between what is according to our human nature and what is contrary to our human nature. So the Catholic Church, in teaching that sexual acts between persons of the same sex are intrinsically evil, are against nature itself, is simply announcing the truth, helping people to discriminate right from wrong in terms of their own activities.”
In his interview, Cardinal-designate Burke also urged Catholic politicians who have caused “scandal” by endorsing positions contrary to moral law to repent through a “genuine reform of heart.”
“That’s done through the Sacrament of Penance,” he said, adding that political figures must publicly “renounce” their errors, recognizing and recanting the “evil” they have promoted.
Cardinal-designate Burke's remarks on voting can be viewed at: http://www.catholicaction.org/
I agree, Alex.
We have gone from acknowledging prosperity as a blessing from God, to feeling entitled to all things even at the expense of our souls.
“For what profit it a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?”
Cardinal Burke has been making a great stand for the Truth.
I’m supporting him by joining his facebook page and thanking him. Also posted an excerpt from his speech re: “...you can’t support candidates who favor abortion...”
We need to stand up for those who walk the right path.
Yes, we do, as well as call out those who don’t.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2615769/posts?q=1&;page=51
check out my post on this thread. It is related to this subject.
A great link in that post...so true.
I have bookmarked the site and will be visiting it often.
Isn’t standing up against abortion enough for you?
Have you or anyone from your church prayed in front of a Planned Parenthood Clinic during the 40 Days for Life?
Then maybe you should not be pointing fingers, because the Catholics ARE out there praying and letting babies live through the mother’s choice to NOY choose abortion.
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