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The Most Rev. Stephen Blaire, bishop of the Stockton Diocese, disagrees with Illo. He said Catholics should not feel compelled to disclose how they voted to their priest.
The priest is not asking his parishoners to let the priest know who they voted for. He's telling them that they voted for someone who's supporting an intrinsic evil. That is worthy of confession.

Blaire said Catholics who carefully weighed many issues and settled on a candidate, such as Obama, who was supportive of abortion rights, were not in need of confession. He said confession would be necessary "only if someone voted for a pro-abortion or pro-choice candidate -- if that's the reason you voted for them." "Our position on pro-life is very important, but there are other issues," Blaire said.
If there is not a support for life, nothing else matters.

"No one candidate reflects everything that we stand for. I'm sure that most Catholics who voted were voting on economic issues.
Ecomomic issues?!!! As of the pocketbook is more important than the sanctity of life?!

Sounds as though this Bishop should be in confession himself! My goodness.

"No one candidate reflects everything that we stand for. I'm sure that most Catholics who voted were voting on economic issues.

Ecomomic issues?!!! As if the pocketbook is more important than the sanctity of life?!

Fixed!