Dear Sabramerican,
If a Catholic political leader says, "I will uphold the laws concerning abortion even as I work to change them, to make abortion illegal" then one might argue that that is acceptable.
But if a Catholic political leader says, "I will uphold the laws concerning abortion, and I believe that they should not be changed," then he is no longer in harmony with the teaching of the Catholic Church.
Regrettably, Mr. Giuliani is of the latter group, not the former. He endorses abortion "rights," and is opposed to any changes regarding them. Leading Catholic figures, including then-Cardinal Ratzinger, currently Pope Benedict XVI, have stated that individuals like these should be barred from the reception of Catholic sacraments.
That's an indication that the fellow who is Pope Benedict XVI views these political leaders as no longer Catholics in good standing.
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Same as I wrote above. You will have few if any "real" Catholics in office.
It's a cheap trick for someone who has no say to tell you that he/she is working on "changing things".
Good point. I wonder how many republican Catholics (Sean Hannity included), will stand on principle not hypocrisy and call for the Church to deny the sacraments to Rudy as they did Kerry.