"Should Catholics who support the RINOs on the platform or Specter also not present themselves for Communion?"
In my opinion, babykilling repugnicans are no better than babykilling democrats. Schwarzenegger, Pataki, Guliani and the rest of the GOP abortion lobby ought to be treated exactly the same as Kerry and the Keretics.
"In my opinion, babykilling repugnicans are no better than babykilling democrats. Schwarzenegger, Pataki, Guliani and the rest of the GOP abortion lobby ought to be treated exactly the same as Kerry and the Keretics."
From Fr. Pavone on elections: Q & A
2. They're all bums! -- No candidate is worthwhile!
This is the trap of looking for the non-existent perfect candidate. But your vote is not to canonize the candidate; it is to give him or her temporary power to do some limited good.
If both choices look evil, try to see how one may be better than the other. This is not "choosing the lesser evil." Rather, it is choosing to limit evil, and that choice is a good.
3. I can't be a single-issue voter!
First of all, most people are. It is a "single issue" that usually motivates a person to rally around the candidate who supports that issue.
But if you don't want to be a "single-issue" voter, at least you can be an intelligent one, and realize how the many issues are related. At the foundation of them all is the right to life, without which no others are possible. If a politician can't respect the life of a little baby, how is she supposed to respect yours?
4. The election doesn't matter. -- We can't put our trust in worldly power. Those we elect whom we think are on our side disappoint us anyway.
We don't put our trust in earthly power and government, but in the Lord. Political involvement is not our salvation, but it is our duty. It is God Himself who gives us the opportunity and wisdom to shape our society according to His laws. Surely, any human leader can disappoint us, and many do. But we are not responsible for predicting or controlling the future, nor are we capable to do so. We are responsible for analyzing the positions of the candidates and choosing those whose positions correspond to the moral law and the common good.
5. I'll show them! -- using the election to take out our anger or resolve a personal problem.
Sometimes individuals or groups vote reactively. A candidate, or a party, did them wrong, and so they want to teach them a lesson by voting vindictively. This may help to vent a personal frustration, but who suffers in the process? It would be far better to go to the gym and take out your anger on a punching bag, or go into a field and yell. But those you elect to public office will influence a lot of people -- and unborn babies -- for a long time. Look beyond your personal problems or agendas.
6. The media says…-- I am swayed by what the news says about who is winning.
Look, what you do determines what the polls say, not vice-versa. Decide whom to vote for based on who is the better candidate, and then cast that vote without paying any attention to what the news reports are saying. If you think you will be swayed by a news report, don’t listen to the news until after you vote.
In all cases, keep your focus on God and on the future. There is work to do, there is no time to waste, and the truth always prevails.
WHEN THERE IS NO "ACCEPTABLE" CANDIDATE
http://www.catholic.com/library/voters_guide.asp
In some political races, each candidate takes a wrong position on one or more of the five non-negotiables. In such a case you may vote for the candidate who takes the fewest such positions or who seems least likely to be able to advance immoral legislation, or you may choose to vote for no one.
No doubt; you are correct; this is not about party affiliation, this is about dead kids...
Then ponder this one for a moment... there is currently a bill heading for Congress that will force abortionists to inform women seeking abortion that the infant suffers severe pain during the process. There will be real babies saved once women are forced to hear this and a few change their minds.
It will be a battle to get this passed, if not this year then we have a better shot next year with a few more conservatives and "repugnicans" that help us keep an even greater majority in Congress and force bills to the floor.
Lastly... if that bill DOES pass Congress but not until next year, Bush will sign it. If Kerry is in the White House at that point, Kerry certainly will not.
If God can use a donkey then we can surely use moderates to give us leverage in gaining ground on pro-life issues.
True.