Priests Say it in Plain English: "Catholics Cannot Vote for Obama"

lifesitenews ^

[narses]

The Bishops have been very clear and very vocal this cycle. Good for them.

[narses]

Bishop Gracida did say it in plain Spanish (and English). IN fact, he said that Catholics cannot vote for Barack HUSSEIN Obama!

May God Bless and reward His Excellency. Many of our beloved Pastors have been heroes this year. Tell them we noticed, pray for them and raise your sons up to follow in their heroic footsteps.

[narses]

I agree.

[narses]

They need to be gently but publicly rebuked. A copy of the USCCB voters guide and a gentle word can work wonders.

[maryz]

I’m really disgusted with our parish priest and with our Cardinal DiNardo.

Second that here from Boston. I guess Cdl. O'Malley did appear at some rally and wax on about Trig Palin -- carefully avoiding any mention of actual candidates or being very specific. No mention of the elections in the sermon at the Mass I attended today in my parish, but in the Petitions was a prayer that voters would take into consideration "concern for the poor, [something else I can't remember], and respect for life." Note "respect for life" came third.

I don't know if it's related, but the lector who did the readings read the Psalm (The Lord Is My Shepherd) substituting "God" for every "he"! That particular lector is a nun I've seen out doing anti-war protests in the local shopping area. Sheesh.

[Ransomed]

“Can we Catholics, in good faith, have some minor disagreements with the Church? I think we can. But when it comes to something this fundamental, life, we cannot disagree. Kerry, Kennedy, Pelosi, et al should have been excommunicated long ago. They can start their own church.”

Yup. The bishops refusal to use discipline to teach what the Church believes when it comes to baby butchery will be looked back at as much more shameful than the homosexualist priest scandal.

Freegards

[pray4liberty]

And if they do, may Almighty God judge them as complicit in murder.

[dormee]

I saw a huge sign draped across the fence today at the catholic church in my town. It said to celebrate life from conception to natural death. I mean this was a HUGE sign....in more ways that one!

[don-o]

It said to celebrate life from conception to natural death

I have a question and will include my wife for an answer. Whence "celebrate life"?

How about "defend life" for it is certainly under attack?

[Diva]

The problem has been that too many Catholics convince themselves (often with the help of misguided priests), that abortion is just one of many equal issues. In point of fact it is the most important issue because without the right to life there is no right to anything else. Many many more Catholic bishops have been stepping up to say this very thing and I am glad to hear it. But, I hope it isn’t too late for the average Catholic who has been left to his own devices when it comes to proper catechesis since and probably even before Vatican II. It is going to take many years to un-do the damage done since the 1960s.

[MarkBsnr]

***The problem has been that too many Catholics convince themselves (often with the help of misguided priests), that abortion is just one of many equal issues. In point of fact it is the most important issue because without the right to life there is no right to anything else. Many many more Catholic bishops have been stepping up to say this very thing and I am glad to hear it. But, I hope it isn’t too late for the average Catholic who has been left to his own devices when it comes to proper catechesis since and probably even before Vatican II. It is going to take many years to un-do the damage done since the 1960s.***

Yup. Got into a heated discussion today at the church lunch with a liberal baby boomer whose wife appears on a local Democratic candidate’s flyers. He got apoplectic when I first defined left and right and how they got their names, and then lumped the socialists, communists, Nazis and fascists all firmly on the left; the right is more economic and personal freedoms and responsibilities, while the left is all about control over individual men.

He refused to believe that Wall Street bankers are 9-1 Democrats, as are the news media; he seemed to think that the entire conventional media on the left is balanced by Fox and that it is okay. That generation of liberal socialists is gradually fading away; but their damage will live on for decades until it can be repaired.

[NewCenturions]

"The Democratic party and Barack Obama have brought shame and horror to this nation"

I would like a Really HUGE bumper sticker that says this!!

[Mrs. Don-o]

I agree.

“Celebrate life” is appropriate when mother and baby are fine. When mother is being tempted by all the suave and pefumed powers of Hell to commit a desperate and irrevocable act, and baby’s life is moments away from the edge on a knife, the active, transitive verbs are “guard,” “defend,” “protect,” “rescue”-— not “celebrate.”

[PureSolace]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U9btB8FSPA

And...

http://patriotroom.com/?p=3739

[bboop]

Yes, the Catholic Church is speaking out. Our good priests, here in Los Angeles — the Belly of the Beast — have been unequivocal about voting pro-life and pro-marriage. They are a feisty bunch.

[Salvation]

130 out of 197 Bishops state that life is the most important issue when voting.

Over 100 Bishops Have Spoken Out on Priority of Life Issues
Posted on October 28, 2008, 11:59 AM | Deal W. Hudson

The list of U. S. bishops who have spoken out on the priority of the life issues in this election is now over 100. The list now contains 70 individual bishops and three joint statements.

I would like to continue updating this list until the day of the election. I have tried to incorporate all the comments thus far. If I dd not get them all, I apologize. (For a few of the suggestions, I could not find a suitable link.)

Please continue using the comments section to let us know what bishop is not on this list who should be. This would include any bishop who has individually, or jointly, published a statement about this election pointing out the primacy of the life issues.

Thank you for your help.

1. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver

2. Bishop James Conley, auxiliary of Denver

3. Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C.

4. Justin Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities

5. Bishop William Lori of Bridgeport, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine

6. Edward Cardinal Egan of New York

7. Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo

8. Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh

9. Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs

10. Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio

11. Bishop Oscar Cantu, auxiliary of San Antonio

12. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre

13. Bishop Edward Slattery of Tulsa

14. Bishop Kevin Farrell of Dallas

15. Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin

16. Sean Cardinal O'Malley of Boston

17. Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando

18. Archbishop John Nienstedt of Saint Paul/Minneapolis

19. Francis Cardinal George of Chicago, President of the USCCB

20. Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker

21. Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse

22. Bishop Richard Lennon of Cleveland

23. Bishop Ralph Nickless of Sioux City

24. Archbishop George Niederauer of San Francisco

25. Bishop Glen Provost of Lake Charles, LA

26. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn

27. Bishop Joseph F. Martino of Scranton

28. Archbishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

30. Bishop Peter J. Jugis of Charlotte

31. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh

32. Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, KS

33. Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO

34. Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, WS
35. Bishop Ronald Gilmore of Dodge City, KS
36. Bishop Paul Coakley of Salina, KS
37. Bishop Michael Jackels of Wichita
38. Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach
39. Bishop Kevin W. Vann of Fort Worth

40. Bishop Rene H. Gracida, retired, of Corpus Christi

41. Daniel Cardinal DiNardo of Houston

42. Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington

43. Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond

44. Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Center

45. Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester

46. Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Patterson

47. Bishop Robert Herrmann of St. Louis

48. Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore

49. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix

50. Bishop Thomas D. Doran of Rockford

51. Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden

52. Bishop Robert J. Baker of Birmingham

53. Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett of Seattle

54. Bishop J. Peter Sartain of Joliet

55. Bishop John M. Smith of Trenton

56. Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing

57. Bishop Leonard R. Blair of Toledo

58. Bishop Frances J. Dewane of Venice

59. Bishop W. Frances Malooly of Wilmington

60. Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison

61. Bishop John Yanta , retired, of Amarillo

62. Bishop James V. Johnston of Springfield-Cape Girardeau

63. Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland

64. Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City

65. Bishop Lawrence Brandt of Greensburg

66. Bishop Dennis M. Schnurr of Cincinatti

67. Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu

68. Bishop Paul Swain of Sioux Falls

69. Bishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe

70. Bishop Eusebius Beltran of Oklahoma City

71. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Harrisburg

72-94. Joint Statement by the bishops of New York State (22 bishops)

95-111. Joint Statement by the bishops of Pennsylvania (16 bishops)

112-116. Joint Statement by the bishops of Kansas (4 bishops)

117-126. Joint Statement by the bishops of Florida (9 bishops)

 

127. Bishop Tobin -- http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=30333 ^

 

128. Archbishop Wilton Gregory  georgiabulletin.org ...

 

129. Archbishop Dolan http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/32482989.html.

 

130. Archbishop Elden Curtiss Omaha http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2123119/posts?page=1

 

[MarkBsnr]

***130 out of 197 Bishops state that life is the most important issue when voting.***

Our bishop is missing; our pastor was wishy washy. Pray God that the liberal outhouse of our bishopric be cleansed of its temporal ways.