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From Sunday 27 October to Monday 4 November, please join other Catholics in offering the daily rosary, followed by the novena prayer to Our Lady of Pompei, for the outcome of the U.S. elections on Tuesday 5 November 2002. Intention: That our choices reflect the Gospel of Life. For our families. For peace in our country and in the world. "O Blessed Rosary of Mary, sweet chain which unites us to God, bond of love which unites us to the angels, tower of salvation against the assaults of Hell, safe port in our universal shipwreck, we will never abandon you. You will be our comfort in the hour of death: yours our final kiss as life ebbs away. And the last word from our lips will be your sweet name, O Queen of the Rosary of Pompei, O dearest Mother, O Refuge of Sinners, O Sovereign Consoler of the Afflicted. May you be everywhere blessed, today and always, on earth and in heaven".

 

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[Antoninus]

Excellent work! I have posted it to the Catholic message board I frequent. I already have a thread going there on the elections.

Let's spread this around, people!

[sinkspur]

Voting is a civic duty which would seem to bind at least under venial sin whenever a good candidate has an unworthy opponent. It might even be a mortal sin if one's refusal to vote would result in the election of an unworthy candidate.

A mortal sin not to vote? An eternity in hell because one didn't go to the polls?

Moral theologians prior to Vatican II had lots of time to sit around and dream up mortally sinful acts. This is one of them.

I'd like to see the underlying theology behind this prepostery. I'm not in favor of encouraging people to vote who don't have a great desire to, as they usually vote on emotion.

As for me, I would not vote for a Democrat under any circumstances, even if a pro-life Democrat were running against a pro-choice Republican. Kay Bailey Hutchison is pro-choice, and I've never failed to vote for her for Senate; I don't even recall what her opponents' positions on abortion were.

Republicans in power will do more to promote life than Democrats in power will, period.

[ELS]

Bump for later reading. Thanks.

[Salvation]

Votes in for Oregon

Voted for Mannix, a Catholic for governor.

Also Keller, a Catholic at my parish, for County treasurer.

Could not vote for these Catholics in a neighboring precinct:

Walsh for City Council-Keizer
Lee for Mayor of Keizer

Both Catholics!