[icwhatudo]

Went to the link and found more mushy wishy washy stuff:

"When asked last week whether a Catholic politician voting for the FOCA – which would impose nationwide abortion on demand and government funding of abortion – would incur automatic excommunication from the Catholic Church, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago said the question would need to be discussed"

sigh....

[mia]

If the politicians are excommunicated, what of the voters? In many cases these Catholics new exactly who they were voting into office.

[kellynla]

yea, well Cardinal George is on my shiite list anyway!

Bishops Congratulate Barack Obama on Historic Election
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2008/08-163.shtml

I guess the good bishops would have “congratulated” Adolf Hitler upon his appointment as chancellor! And with 54% of "Catholics" voting for Obama; I'm disgusted with the American electorate and my fellow Catholics in particular who voted for Obama!

[Deo volente]

Cardinal Francis George of Chicago said the question would need to be discussed..

In other words, down the memory hole, and never to be found again.

[Non-Sequitur]

Excommunication is always a last drastic act against a person who has fallen away from the Church. Making it automatic means no chance at redemption exists. I agree that it should be a considered act and not an automatic one.