55 'Catholic' Democrats Out Themselves as Pro-Abortion - Slammed by Catholic Leaders

LifeSiteNews ^ | 3 March 2006 | John-Henry Westen

[Aussie Dasher]

It's not possible to be a Catholic and actively support the killing of babies.

I don't know what these Dems are, but they are certainly NOT members of the Catholic Church.

[FormerACLUmember]

I ony have heard of a few of these lying weasels, but the ones I have heard of are as "Catholic" as Stalin: Rosa DeLauro, Patrick J. Kennedy, Edward J. Markey, Cynthia McKinney, George Miller, James P. Moran, Nancy Pelosi, and Jose Serrano.

These are all low-lifes whose every deceitful, evil word makes me want to vomit.

[buccaneer81]

I don't know what these Dems are, but they are certainly NOT members of the Catholic Church.

Absolute truth. But where are the bishops and where is the Pope? Is excommunication no longer sanctioned by The Church? Nope. And I'll tell you why. It's all about the money. Period.

BTW, I was born and raised Catholic. I was an alter boy. Parochial school from K-8. In my 20s I figured out the hypocricy.

[RKV]

And the reason the church doesn't discipline these folks is?

[buccaneer81]

See post # 3.

[TitansAFC]

Here in Chicago, where the Catholic population is supreme yet Democrats rule everything, it is not news.

Catholics Democrats in Illinois have been justifying voting for Democrats with the most extreme pro-abortion views for a long time.

Basically, you say "of course abortion is bad, but..." and then add all the usual cliche' qualifiers to justify not needing to protect the unborn.

Our Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, calls herself a Catholic, and is a fairly militant abortion rights supporter. She even campaigns on using the office to go after those "fake" crisis pregnancy centers which don't offer abortion. She and Gov. Blagojevich have been using all of their power to overturn the "Freedom of Conscience" Act in Illinois, so that they can force Catholic organizations and Pro-Life pharmacists to offer morning after pills and abortion inducers.

"Yeah...what a tragic thing that abortion stuff is....we Catholic Democrats agree.....now give out the morning after pill at St. Mary's Hospital or we'll sue you and shut you down."

[Aussie Dasher]

They ALL should be kicked out forthwith!

[xsmommy]

The 55 signatories and the full letter are available online here: http://www.house.gov/delauro/press/2006/February/catholic_st... The 55 are also listed below: Joe Baca Xavier Becerra Robert Brady Michael Capuano Dennis A. Cardoza Wm. Lacy Clay Jim Costa Joseph Crowley Peter A. DeFazio William Delahunt Rosa DeLauro Mike Doyle Anna Eshoo Lane Evans Charles A. Gonzalez Raul M. Grijalva Luis V. Gutierrez Maurice Hinchey Tim Holden Patrick J. Kennedy Dale E. Kildee James R. Langevin John B. Larson Stephen Lynch Edward J. Markey Jim Marshall Carolyn McCarthy Betty McCollum James P. McGovern Cynthia McKinney Marty Meehan Michael H. Michaud George Miller James P. Moran Grace Napolitano Richard E. Neal James L. Oberstar David R. Obey Frank Pallone Bill Pascrell Ed Pastor Nancy Pelosi Silvestre Reyes Lucille Roybal-Allard Tim Ryan John T. Salazar Linda T. Sanchez Loretta Sanchez Jose Serrano Hilda L. Solis Bart Stupak Gene Taylor Mike Thompson Nydia Velazquez Diane Watson

NOT that this is news to you!

[danamco]

I don't know what these Dems are, but they are certainly NOT members of the Catholic Church.



Most importantly; how can they call themselves Christians???

[StAnDeliver]

This craven "apologia" is surely a sign of election year DUmmie internal polling weakness:

• Pelosi is a signatory, so this must have been cleared with the Senate cadre overlords -- Hillary & Schumer -- two ultra-reliable abortion votes.
• Some of these, most in fact, were presumedly safe seats. A FReeper on another thread commented that a Northern-tier blue state signatory is a reliable pro-life vote.
• Compounding the absurdity is the unwritten preface of the release -- 'please look past our long-standing, reliable votes for abortion on demand'.
• Why? Why would this change anyone's mind? This subject has consistently proven unenticing to swing voter psychology over the years.

Only one conclusion possible: It's an unholy offering to the minions who run and fund these abbatoirs, and also run and fund the campaigns of these 55.

[Salvation]

I wish we could get a full list of these CINOS.

[Salvation]

Oops, now I see that at the end of the article there IS a list! Sorry.

[Salvation]

Joe Baca
Xavier Becerra
Robert Brady
Michael Capuano
Dennis A. Cardoza
Wm. Lacy Clay
Jim Costa
Joseph Crowley
Peter A. DeFazio
William Delahunt
Rosa DeLauro
Mike Doyle
Anna Eshoo
Lane Evans
Charles A. Gonzalez
Raul M. Grijalva
Luis V. Gutierrez
Maurice Hinchey
Tim Holden
Patrick J. Kennedy
Dale E. Kildee
James R. Langevin
John B. Larson
Stephen Lynch
Edward J. Markey
Jim Marshall
Carolyn McCarthy
Betty McCollum
James P. McGovern
Cynthia McKinney
Marty Meehan
Michael H. Michaud
George Miller
James P. Moran
Grace Napolitano
Richard E. Neal
James L. Oberstar
David R. Obey
Frank Pallone
Bill Pascrell
Ed Pastor
Nancy Pelosi
Silvestre Reyes
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Tim Ryan
John T. Salazar
Linda T. Sanchez
Loretta Sanchez
Jose Serrano
Hilda L. Solis
Bart Stupak
Gene Taylor
Mike Thompson
Nydia Velazquez
Diane Watson

OK, let's unelect these Catholics in Name only and get some pro-life representatives in their places.

[steve86]

And the reason the church doesn't discipline these folks is?

These folks would have a very short tenure in a Traditional Catholic parish such as mine.

The mainstream, progressivist Catholic Church appears to be afraid of absolutes such as "Kick the bastards out".

[buccaneer81]

The mainstream, progressivist Catholic Church appears to be afraid of absolutes such as "Kick the bastards out"

It's all about THE MONEY!.

[HitmanLV]

My guess is that a small majority of people who self identify as Roman Catholics probably have no problem with first trimester abortion, and abortion in case of Rape, Incest, or if the mother's life is in danger.

Not obeying the Church's rules, but then again, the same amount probably eat meat at least one of the fridays in lent, too. :-)

[Straight Vermonter]

How do you think money plays into this?

[RKV]

As long as your traditional Catholic parish recognizes the Pope, please don't attempt to define a difference where none exists. The progressives own way too much of the franchise for it to be any other way.

[steve86]

No difference? That's a new one. So do the Byzantines recognize the Pope. No difference?

[steve86]

It's all about THE MONEY!.

Well, I don't accept that. I believe it's one of the many sordid ramifications of Vatican II and its acceptance of relativism and mainstream-ism.