Editorial: Daschle and the Catholic Church

Tea & Harrisburg Champion, Lincoln County, SD ^ | April 17, 2003 | Mark Haugen

[Polycarp]

HIGHEST RANKING U.S. DEMOCRAT ORDERED TO STOP CALLING HIMSELF CATHOLIC

SIOUX FALLS, SD, April 17, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Weekly Standard has reported that Tom Daschle has been ordered by his Bishop to remove from his congressional biography and campaign documents all references to his standing as a member of the Catholic Church. Daschle, who is one of the foremost promoters of abortion in the U.S. Senate, has nonetheless continued to refer to himself as a Catholic.

According to the paper, Sioux Falls' Bishop Robert Carlson issued the order in a recent letter. LifeSite contacted the diocese for confirmation and was told that officials were currently discussing the matter and a press release was to be issued shortly.

See the Weekly Standard coverage:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/559jrrei.asp

See related LifeSite coverage:

DASCHLE EXPOSES HIMSELF AS SINGLE-ISSUE, PRO-ABORTION ACTIVIST POLITICIAN

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/nov/02110102.html

[Polycarp]

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[SoDak]

Haugen is a bright voice in the 'burbs, hope he turns one of his papers into a city daily so we aren't only stuck with the city's Gannett rag. Big time bump.

[maryz]

Good article -- thanks for posting!

Can you tell me more about Bishop Carlson? I don't think I've ever heard of him before.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Good for this Bishop to actually follow through on doing something like this. It'll be interesting to see just how long it takes for Little Tommy Daschle to remove "Catholic" from his Senatorial bio page.

[patent]

What the heck are you talking about?

[HumanaeVitae]

Good question.

[nickcarraway]

The Presentation Sisters must be said to see that Daschle decided to take the soup: Another Souper Candidate?

[Polycarp]

He's just a typical anti-Catholic KKK-type bigot. He posts some comment like this on most Catholic threads. Ignore the trolls.

[patent]

More on Daschle:

One bishop had already responded to the letter. Rev. Robert Carlson, bishop of Sioux Falls replied to Brown's concerns as they relate to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. "[W]hile Senator Thomas Daschle lists himself as a Catholic, it is my understanding that he neither attends church nor receives Holy Communion on the rare occasions when he is in church," Carlson wrote. "I have documented this, and again would be interested if you have information to the contrary."

[Right Wing Professor]

It'll be interesting to see just how long it takes for Little Tommy Daschle to remove "Catholic" from his Senatorial bio page.

He seems to have removed it.

Bishop Carlson 1, Little Tommy Daschle 0.

[patent]

Nice article, thanks.

[nickcarraway]

Interesting. It seems he know that he should not take Communion.

[Polycarp]

He seems to have removed it.

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[Polycarp]

Thanks Patent. Do you have a source for this excerpt?

[patent]

It didn't seem to be on his website to begin with. I checked older versions and couldn't find it there either, unless it was removed some time ago, and we are just now hearing about events that occured some time back.

It may be other promotional materials he hands out at rallies, etc.

patent

[patent]

Its one of the hundred websites I visited in the last hour. ;-) In otherwords I did, but I now don't. It was related to ALL's efforts, I believe.

patent

[patent]

Here it is. http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1182182.html

[Nora]

Here is his statement
WASHINGTON, DC – "I have been a Catholic all my life, and I will remain one. Every American's religious convictions are deeply personal, and I am not going to participate in a debate that is intended to politicize anyone's religious beliefs, especially during Holy Week. I have had the benefit of Bishop Carlson's guidance on many public and private issues, and that relationship will continue. However, I will not discuss our private conversations in the media."