Posted on 11/18/2002 7:41:21 PM PST by doug from upland
AMERICAN LIFE LEAGUE NEWSROOM
Nancy Pelosi is not a 'conservative Catholic'; anti-life stance creates scandal within Church
"In recent media appearances, new House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has been described as a conservative Catholic," said American Life League president Judie Brown. "This disturbs me. I want her bishop to know that her public opposition to Catholic teachings is creating scandal among faithful members of the Church. It is my prayer that he will respond accordingly."
Mrs. Brown has written Archbishop William Levada of San Francisco that Rep. Pelosi (D-Calif.) is one of "many members of Congress who claim Catholicism as their creed while doing everything they can to undermine basic teachings of the Church and the Biblical principles upon which those teachings are based. And people listen to them."
Rep. Pelosi has voted repeatedly in favor of pro-abortion legislation, and has reportedly hosted representatives of the strident pro-abortion organization "Catholics for a Free Choice" in her congressional offices. "There is danger that this behavior will lead others to sin," said Mrs. Brown. "In Catholic Church terms, this is scandal."
According to Section 2284 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "Scandal is an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil. The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor's tempter. He damages virtue and integrity; he may even draw his brother into spiritual death. Scandal is a grave offense if by deed or omission another is deliberately led into a grave offense."
"The Catholic hierarchy must be made aware that the public behavior of pro-abortion political figures such as Nancy Pelosi, who claim solidarity with the Catholic faith, creates an extremely dangerous situation for other Catholics," said Mrs. Brown. "It is our hope that Archbishop Levada -- and other shepherds of the Church -- will call these politicians to task for their belligerent and insistent promotion of abortion, an act which, according to Church teaching, is a grievous sin. Souls are at stake. We pray for Rep. Pelosi, that she may repent of her continued advocacy of child killing."
Release issued: 18 Nov 02
Lie.
http://members.aol.com/jimcast/id30.htm
You'll see that in only two years out of eight was the Catholic vote more than 50% for Democrats. Three times the Catholic vote was over 50% for the Republicans. Or are you too stupid to understand what the word 'overwhelmingly' means?
Catholics might have been even more pro-Republican in 2000 if it hadn't been for Bush's hesitation in dissociating himself from anti-Catholic bigots like yourself early in the campaign.
Incidentally, observant Catholics tend to vote more heavily Republican than non-observant ones.
Somewhere between 30% and 40% of self-identified Catholics in the US attend Mass weekly, or almost weekly.
But since you're here Campion, let me ask you (not trying to start a flame war) WHY exactly do Catholics NOT vote Republican?
They can't stand the Christian love, kindness, warmth, and acceptance they get from Republicans like you. Too rich for their metabolism.
Did you read the link?
I've asked Campion his opinions also on why RCCs so ardently support the Democrats.
Are you saying they put personal comfort and financial gain ahead of God and morality?
That would argue that merely baptising a baby has no effect whatsoever on their life choices. It merely allows the Vatican to grossly inflate their "worldwide numbers".
Repeating a lie just makes it worse. Check out the statistics, bigot.
So you seem to be saying that Catholics do not act based on what God says in the Bible.
They have to be cajoled in some way, "bribed" by either financial gain, or some kind of emotional touchy-feely ecumenicalism before they will vote responsibly?
People go into the voting booth ALL ALONE. They answer, ultimately to GOD, not Jerry Fallwell or me.
The way you describe Catholics, they sound like the blacks who won't vote unless there is some financial gain involved. Morality is not what motivates them but rather having their personal nest feathered in some way.
Interesting.
People who are voting pro-abort aren't "acting based on what God says in the Bible," whether they're Catholics, Baptists, Buddhists, Zoroastrians ...
That's practically tautological. Of course, they may be doing it out of ignorance or just plain stupidity.
OTOH, Catholics who actually practice Catholicism and believe in it, don't vote pro-abort. For instance, there are some guys in my Opus Dei meetings who make you look like a flaming liberal.
Judas Iscariot was circumcised a Jew on the eighth day. What effect did that have on his "life choices"?
But even among "active" Catholics, who attend Mass weekly, 44%, a hefty plurality, supported Clinton, while 47% voted for Dole. (These figures are taken from a Crisis magazine survey of Catholic voting patterns in November 1998 and June 1999.) "
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/48/story_4816_1.html
So, so far we have active Catholics going 47% to 44% for Dole over Clinton in 1996, and 57% to (less than) 43% for Bush in 2000. Care to post any more evidence that proves you wrong?
Your #70? I agree.
So catholic "morality" is defined by human associations and political affiliations -- not THE BIBLE?????
You still haven't read the link. What are you afraid of?
Maybe you catholics can come up with a "dollar figure" that we can bribe your numbers with to vote Republican so we can get rid of Roe v Wade. What would that be worth to y'all?
Regarding your link, Campion -- YOU shrug off the reams and reams of Scripture I have posted to you over the yeras that you let go by without even acknowledging. So your link will just have to go unread.
There is no thread like this bemoaning evangelical lack of support for getting rid of abortion.
This post pretty much speaks for itself. Someday, Jesus will want to you to answer for how you spent your time. This is going to be some of the evidence that will be presented against you.
Incidentally, "reams and reams of Scripture"? Most of your posts don't contain any Scripture at all, they contain devious attempts to trip up Catholics so you can pounce on them.
The evangelical vote elected Jimmy Carter. He was "one of us". Maybe you don't remember that; I do.
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