Knights of Columbus Scolds Biden for Comments on Abortion (Catholic Vote)

Anderson is the SUPREME KNIGHT, i.e., head of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights are a 1.28 million member organization of Catholics...

The open letter to Biden from Anderson is found (PDF format) at:

Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Letter of 9/19/2008 PDF

Previously, 55 Bishops have rebuked Senator Joe Biden over his comments on Meet the Press

The group (Knights of Columbus or K of C) has taken out ads in a number of newspapers across the country

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Excerpt from letter by Supreme Knight Carl Anderson (historical background on teaching on the sanctity of human life):

This teaching dates all the way back to the Didache, written in the second century. It is found in the writings of Tertullian, Jerome, Augustine and Aquinas, and was reaffirmed by the Second Vatican Council, which described abortion as “an unspeakable crime” and held that the right to life must be protected from the “moment of conception.” This consistent teaching was restarted most recently last month in the response of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to remarks by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Knight of the Columbus took Joe biden to woodshed on this

Go get him, Carl!!

There is nothing to prevent councils from printing copies of this letter (as an ad) in local newspapers.

The purpose of the letter is to correct the errors about the faith being spread by Senator Joe Biden (and previously by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi).

There is nothing to prevent councils from printing copies of this letter (as an ad) in local newspapers.

Downloaded and sent to my GK.

There is another Freerepublic post on this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085846/posts

Title is: Open Letter from Head of the Knights of Columbus to Senator Joseph Biden ( Biden, you are wrong! )

1.28 million American Knights . . . 1.7 million+ worldwide. Including me.

Also found here.

Vivat Jesus!

I have posted just the text of the letter as a thread.

This I obtained from scanning the PDF (after printing it out) from a public library.

Link to Freerepublic post with letter text embedded:

Open Letter to Senator Joe Biden by Supreme Knight Carl Anderson [Church Teachings]

Post #10 is a copy of that — but I was in a hurry — just seconds left on a computer in a public library to post the link...

Good going Knights of Columbus!

You have FReepmail.

Updated: American Bishops who have spoken against Pelosi

Here is the complete list of American bishops who have responded to Nancy Pelosi's comments so far:

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver was the first American bishop to respond
... Bishop James Conley, his auxiliary, joined him
Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington DC responded twice, first in a press release and second in a statement to The Hill. He has also appeared on Fox News, I am told.
Cardinal Justin Regali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, issued this statement through the USCCB website...
... Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine, joined him
Cardinal Edward Egan of New York publised a strongly worded statement of his own
Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo issued a letter correcting Pelosi's claims
Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh and...
... Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs have chimed-in
Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio, CNA reports has added his voice ...
... Bishop Oscar Cantu, his auxiliary bishop, has joined him
Bishop William Murphy of Rockville has published an extensive letter
Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa has a detailed response
Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas has joined the USCCB's efforts
Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin is on-board
Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston mentions the USCCB on his blog
Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando has written at length
Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul/Minneapolis challenges Pelosi's statement
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the US Bishops, has weighed-in
Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker, OR publishes in the Catholic Sentinel
Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse, WI responds in a word document
Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland, OH will comment in his September 5th column (PDF)
Bishop Ralph Nickless of Sioux City, IA has one of the very best responses I've read
Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco has invited Pelosi to a "conversation"
Bishop Glen Provost, LA: "Catholic Church clear on when human life begins"
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn: "Judging the Candidates"

{Last updated on September 10th.}

Notes:

Previous #23 has been removed. Bishop Joseph Gossman of Raleigh, NC is actually the bishop emeritus, and the new bishop, Michael Burbidge has not, to my knowledge, made a personal statement.
Previous #16 has also been removed, it was an erroneous duplication of current #13.
#26 was added September 10th, although he published his column September 6th