Those who have killed millions under their mothers hearts cannot be expected to balk at a mere few thousand killed in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Somalia, in Darfur, in Bosnia, in Madrid, in London, in Baghdad, in Beirut, in Washington, in New York. The violence of abortion coarsens the lives of all of us.
Probably because he fears risking losing the Church's 501c(3) status. Regardless, it's probably a good pastoral policy. The Church should be more concerned with teaching the principles of good governance rather than getting involved with specific personalities.