U.S. Priests urged to Make Abortion and Election Center of Sermons Until November

LifeSiteNews.com ^ | Tuesday August 17, 2004

[cpforlife.org]

Priests for Life Leader on Tour in South Dakota to Promote a Truly Catholic Vote

SIOUX FALLS, S.D., August 17, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) -

Fr. Frank Pavone, director of the international pro-life organization, Priests for Life, will be coming into the Sioux Falls area to give several powerful talks to the clergy and the general public on August 18th and 19th. In what is being hailed as a "whistle-stop" tour of Sioux Falls, Fr. Pavone will be speaking to thousands of area residents about the November election.

Fr. Pavone will also be leading a demonstration and prayer vigil in front of the Sioux Falls Planned Parenthood clinic, and will be meeting privately with Bishop Robert Carlson at the Catholic Pastoral Center.

The focus of Fr. Pavone's message will be that it is impossible to be a Catholic in good standing with the Church and yet vote for pro-abortion candidates. Fr. Pavone will be aggressively targeting Catholic and Christian voters, and urging them to "bring their Christian convictions into the voting booth on November 2nd." He will also be issuing the following challenge to all the priests of the diocese: "Make the abortion issue and the election the central focus of all your homilies between now and November. Urge the tens of thousands in your flock to vote pro-life candidates into office!"

Dismissing charges that he and Priests for Life are trying to unfairly influence the presidential election, Fr. Pavone stated: "All we are saying is that this year's elections are pivotal for the pro-life movement, and that it is therefore imperative that we elect more public officials who are willing to do something to restore full protection to the lives of unborn children."

[He Rides A White Horse]

Askel, I knew you would have some nice input..........

Genuinely pro-life hierarchy will naturally turn out. And those who are of the McHugh ilk have the perfect opportunity to score some "pro-lifer" points while themselves co-opting the pro-life Catholic vote for the party who -- using deathist Exceptions, never pro-life Litmus Tests -- actually ensures legal abortion is here to stay.

I like the way you talk...............

Using deathist exceptions.........it sounds so nice.....................;)

[He Rides A White Horse]

.....just remember one thing askel5.................I may be a a difficult pro-lifer, but I'm your pro-lifer.

[Askel5]

.I may be a a difficult pro-lifer

Well, we're certainly simpatico in that respect, no?

(Though I think of my take as very simple: Respect life, start to finish.)

Thanks for the kind words ... and for the timely caveats. Cynicism is really not something into which I'd care to devolve.

[cpforlife.org]

If you are in Archdiocese of Atlanta, your Apb just condemned Kerry and said he cannot receive Communion.

Your "RE director" needs to be removed.

At least show him and everybody these two docs:
http://www.catholic.com/library/voters_guide.asp
http://ewtn.com/vote/brief_catechism.htm

Maybe email them all the docs and bring copies next time don't let this heretic win.

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

Sorry for the late reply...no computer time lately! I agree with you. I have networked with a group of like minded parishioners we are going to go to the priest and the diocese as a united front. We are lucky to have Bishop Donohue, without his firm leadership, I would despair for my Church.

[The Mayor]

The new bishop of Buffalo said in his first interview

"I will not withhold communion from pro choice political candidates"