[Northern Yankee]

It drives me nuts to see people like Kennedy, Leahy, and other so called "Catholic legislators" that don't have a problem voting pro-choice, and yet denounce people like Roberts for being extreme in their pro-life views, and following the teachings of the church.

I wish the Vatican would start getting tougher on the pro-choice Catholics, and tell them either stop voting pro-choice, or leave the church.

Our Dioceasan Bishop Burke, before getting the diocease of St. Louis, was going after Catholic legislators and telling them not to come to communion until they had a change of heart. He caught a lot of flack for it, but he stated, "I am here to save souls not to be popular, or offer concessions to our faith!"

Amen to That!

[defconw]

Amen. Benedict may put in end to this soon, from what I have heard! I hope so!

[BikerNYC]

I wish the Vatican would start getting tougher on the pro-choice Catholics, and tell them either stop voting pro-choice, or leave the church.

This, I think, gets to the problem that some have with the issue.

Do people have cause to be concerned that a judge or politician or whatever, will change his or her stand on an issue to conform it to the teaching of the church, in the case of Catholicism, the church being a foreign governmental entity, so as not to run the risk of being kicked out of a church they may view as very important to their lives?

In other words, while a person of any denomination may be subject to threats or blackmail to change their position on something or risk getting kicked out, are catholic politicians or judges more of a concern because the church is a foreign government as well?