Archbishop: Democrats don't know Christianity

WND ^ | August 27, 2008 | Bob Unruh

[NYer]

DENVER - Denver Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput says Democrats simply don't know Christianity if they insist on continuing to spin the Bible's teachings on abortion.

"It's always important to know what our faith actually teaches," he said in a "clarification" for Catholics in northern Colorado as Democratic National Committee members met in Denver this week to hear a speaker from the National Abortion Rights Action League promote Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, as the next "pro-choice" president.

Chaput's also appeared at a pro-life prayer vigil outside the massive new Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Denver, reportedly the largest abortion megaclinic in the nation.

"The future of a community, a people, a church and a nation depends on the children who will inherit it," he said at the event. "If we prevent our children from being born, we remove ourselves from the future. It's really that simple. No children, no future.

"We need to remember two basic truths. Here's the first truth. Society has an obligation – and Christians have a Gospel duty – to provide adequate and compassionate support for unwed and abandoned mothers women facing unintended pregnancies; and women struggling with the aftermath of an abortion. It's not enough to talk about 'pro-life politics,' The label 'pro-life' demands that we work to ensure social policies that will protect young women and families, and help them generously in their need. In the archdiocese of Denver we try very hard to do that through the Gabriel Project and other forms of outreach and support.

[NYer]

"Here's the second truth. Killing an unborn child is never the right answer to a woman's or society's problems. Acts of violence create a culture of violence—and abortion is the most intimate form of violence there is. It wounds the woman, it kills the unborn child and it poisons the roots of justice and charity that bind us all into one human family," he said.

In his clarification for church members, he denounced the "spin" among politicians seeking to justify abortion and appease militant pro-abortion interests, including the billion-dollar Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest player in its abortion industry.

"Catholic public leaders inconvenienced by the abortion debate tend to take a hard line in talking about the 'separation of church and state.' But their idea of separation often seems to work one way. In fact, some officials also seem comfortable in the role of theologian. And that warrants some interest, not as a 'political' issue, but as a matter of accuracy and justice," he wrote.

"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is a gifted public servant of strong convictions and many professional skills. Regrettable, knowledge of Catholic history and teaching does not seem to be one of them," Chaput continued.

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[SolidWood]

Pelosi, Biden and Kennedy just BEG for excommunication.

[yankeedame]

Archbishop: Democrats don't know Christianity

Democrats don't know Christianity b/c they don't care.
(Chances are they're not much better re: Judaism, either.)

[NewCenturions]

AMEN!!!

[tbpiper]

Thanks to Queen Botox I, Theologus Minimus, this issue is getting a lot more exposure than I hoped for. The DNC’s big plank is becomming a big problem.

[steve8714]

Why do we have to have social policies for unwed mothers?

[ClearCase_guy]

Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's, but render unto God that which is God's.

I'm happy paying taxes to Caesar for the common defense and to ensure that my rights are protected. I want nothing more from Caesar.

I would like voluntary organizations (quite possibly centered around the church) to institute programs for unwed mothers. I would gladly contribute to such programs, if I felt they were morally sound. I don't consider to notion of a monolithic "social policy" on any topic to be morally sound.

[SumProVita]

No begging needed for something they already have. ;-/

[Paleo Conservative]

That’s understandable, because they worship the state.

[Antoninus]

If we prevent our children from being born, we remove ourselves from the future. It's really that simple. No children, no future."

That's it, in a nutshell. A society that kills its children is essentially committing suicide.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Abortion and the availability of contraception changed the marital act from one which produced children to nothing more than an intimate handshake (if you will). It no longer means anything. Ads tell kids to "wait till you are mature enough to handle sexual intimacy" and that "oral sex" isn't "really" sex. Oh, and always use a condom to prevent disease (and inferred, an 'unwanted' baby).

So the sanctity of the marriage act has been destroyed with nothing replacing it. It's no wonder people say they are attracted to the same gender. Opposite gender intimacy is a farce, a joke. It means nothing since there's no bonding through courtship and marriage. And as long as you're not being intimate to "make a baby" then intimacy with the same gender equates (in the unformed conscience) with opposite gender intimacy. It's all the same.

This is why the Catholic Church, joined with other Christians, must continue advocating the Pro-Life Agenda. For sexual intimacy to "mean" anything, there must be sanctity of human life. And everyone "knows" when life begins, even if he/she lies about it.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It always amazes me when some of my fellow Christians proudly proclaim to be Democrats.

We agree that abortion should be reserved ONLY to save the life of the mother.

We agree that homosexuality is a sin and that it should not be promoted in public schools and that gay marriage will open the floodgates and should be banned.

We disagree about Iraq but generally agree that the troops should finish the job.

We agree that gas prices are too high and that we should be doing MUCH more to achieve REAL energy independence, including drilling in ANWR and the Gulf of Mexico, building more refineries, and nuclear power plants.

We agree that taxes are too high and government wastes too much.

Yet they stubbornly and stupidly refuse to vote for anyone who isn’t a DemocRat.

[Cyber Ninja]

I arrived at my opinions about abortion through somewhat unusual way. I was adopted at birth because my bio-mom did not have me murdered in her womb. Too, my adopted parents were a pair of the best.

A couple of years ago I was trying to persuade a pro-abortion acquaintance that abortion was not a good idea. He was stalwart in his views. I did some research and came up with this, just to poke him in the eye.

While I don’t say all the scalars are 100% correct, I think the magnitudes are close.

Babies born in the years 1973 through 1982 would have been old enough to vote in the 2000 election. Babies aborted in the years 1973 through 1982 would not have been around to vote in the 2000 election.

In the years 1973 through 1982 there were a total of 12,780,000 legal abortions performed in this country. The largest portion of abortions takes place in the large urban cities. You know, in blue states.

When you break it down by the number of eligible voters who actually vote (about 1 in 3); you find that if those abortions had not happened Gore would have received about 2, 023,000 additional votes nation wide.

Florida has about 5.6% of the total US population. So, of the 2.023 million aborted Gore votes; 152,000 would have been cast in Florida.

Reported by CNN, Using the NORC data the study found that Bush would have emerged in Florida with 493 more votes than Gore.

Note that 152,000 is greater than 493.

Conclusions:

1. Except for abortion, Gore would have won the 2000 election easily. It would have been called a route.

2. Because of abortion, George W. Bush was able to keep it close enough to secure the Presidency.

3. Nothing of what the Bush Administration has done or accomplished would have happened, except for abortion.

[bestintxas]

Denver Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput says Democrats simply don’t know Christianity if they insist on continuing to spin the Bible’s teachings on abortion.

He nailed it - Democrats are for complete separation of Church and state because God gets in the way of their agenda (abortion, homos, etc.).

They will seek to destroy any church unless it is acceptative of their anerational practices.

[Jaded]

Wonder where those voices are on this issue?

[Salvation]

[Norman Bates]

DOUG KMIEC, WHERE ARE YOU?

[RKBA Democrat]

"Archbishop: Democrats don't know Christianity"

What a lousy headline, and a misleading idea of what the Bishop said. What he apparently said was "Democrats simply don't know Christianity if they insist on continuing to spin the Bible's teachings on abortion." The same could be said about Republicans, Greens, Libertarians, or members of the Raving Looney party for that matter.

Contrary to popular belief, God is not necessarily a partisan member of the GOP.