Do me a favor. My friend called me in shock re: this newsletter; Tell me if it makes sense to you. (Warning: Long) Frankly, I don't see why this would be shocking at all. Sounds like classic Fr. Raphael.
His point:
- it is an extremely important symbolic moment that an African American could be elected as president (check)
- It is important to judge a man by the quality of his character, not the color of his skin. So, my fellow blacks, don't idolize the man just because he's black (check)
- Øbama is a confirmed, die-hard pro-abortion politician (check)
- Abortion has devastated the African-American community like no others...and there is historical background supporting that assertion, all the way back to Sanger (check)
- As Catholics, we are pro-life. Period. Dot. End of Story (check)
- Regardless of your positions on any other political issue, we should all come together and recognize abortion for the heinous crime it is (check...double check).
Now, yes, he went in a long, drawn out and circuitous path to get there, but the above is basically the summary.
So why was your friend shocked?