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To: campaignPete R-CT
If the Social Justice Catholics won Connecticut for Obama -- they really weren't for social justice.

“Catholic social ministry begins and ends with Jesus Christ,” he said. “If it doesn’t, it isn’t Catholic.”

Archbishop Chaput


3 posted on 11/12/2012 7:35:09 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: campaignPete R-CT
Real social justice embraces the concepts of subsidiarity and solidarity as explained by Paul Ryan in this link.

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Holiness (Paul Ryan)

5 posted on 11/12/2012 7:38:01 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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A REMINDER THAT THIS IS A CATHOLIC CAUCUS THREAD
I want to avoid the usual obvious remarks about liberals and hope to steer toward a more sober discussion.

http://catholicsocialjustice.org/about-us

That link is to the Hartford Archdiocese web site. Read the resumes. No discussion of Pro-life or Marriage in any of the newsletters.

The September Newsletter:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs054/1102356560606/archive/1110992188919.html

October 5-6
Franciscan Spirituality and Grassroots Organizing, St. Pius X Church, Middletown

they did their grassroots organizing ... for the elections.
The focus on the state legislative races, Social Justice at the state level. Obama was not an issue in CT.


7 posted on 11/12/2012 7:40:56 PM PST by campaignPete R-CT (campaigned for local conservatives only)
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To: Salvation; NYer

if either of you want to ping your lists, that would be great.


25 posted on 11/12/2012 8:09:57 PM PST by campaignPete R-CT (campaigned for local conservatives only)
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To: Salvation

Translation: the need and importance to proclaim the good news of the GOSPEL of Jesus Christ.


44 posted on 11/13/2012 5:25:15 AM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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