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Posted on 11/02/2004 4:00:24 PM PST by GirlShortstop
WASHINGTON DC, USA, November 2 (CNA) - A well-known Catholic priest said he thinks most U.S. priests will vote for President George Bush in today's election. Fr. Frank Pavone heads up several national organizations (Priests for Life, the National Pro-life Religious Council, and Gospel of Life Ministries). He said he was speaking in his personal capacity, based on his conversations with priests across the country, and not as the representative of those groups. Fr. Pavone said he thinks Bush "understands Christian moral values far better than John Kerry does." Catholicism is "a religion that does not allow us to privatize human rights to the realm of personal belief," he said, adding that this is why Kerry is wrong in supporting abortion. Fr. Pavone said he does not mean that the President should be a Catholic, but "if one claims to be a Catholic, then that person should adhere to what Catholicism teaches. Otherwise, have the integrity to say that you can no longer embrace that religion. "That lack of integrity, furthermore, will spill over into other areas of life. And in the case of a President, that's particularly troubling," he said.
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Thank you very much !
I hope that Christians from all Denominations, whether Republican or Democrat, will take the time before casting their vote, to consider the fact that a vote for Kerry, considering the type Judges he will appoint, will at the minimum, sentence 40 million more babies to death.
Gigantic BUMP!
Some of you may complain that they did this too late.
However, the Bishops of the state that Kennedy and Kerry live in use Election Day to convey this message.
Sounds like the STRONG BISHOPS of this country are not going to put with pro-abortion Catholic politicans anymore. The welcome mat has been pulled from Kerry, Kennedy, and others feet.
Boston Globe, Oct 2004-
"WHEN BOB Schieffer asked President Bush on Wednesday night whether he wanted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion, Bush declared: "What he's asking me is, will I have a litmus test for my judges? And the answer is, no, I will not have a litmus test. I will pick judges who will interpret the Constitution, but I'll have no litmus test."
AP story from 1999 (first starting bid for presidency)
NEW CASTLE, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush said Monday he would not require his Supreme Court nominees to pass an anti-abortion ``litmus test.''
Washington Post, Also 1999
PHILADELPHIA, June 23 – Texas Gov. George W. Bush said today that he would not use abortion as a litmus test in selecting a vice presidential running mate. "I rule nothing out," Bush told reporters during a campaign visit to Pennsylvania, where he was accompanied by Gov. Tom Ridge (R), an abortion rights supporter who is seen as a possible GOP running mate, especially if Bush is the nominee.
Bush's declaration marked the second time in a week that he said his opposition to abortion would not be a principal factor in personnel decisions as president. Campaigning in New Hampshire a week ago, Bush said he would not make abortion the determining factor in his choice of judicial nominees.
I have no problem with saying that Bush is certainly the lesser of 2 evils tonight. However, to act as though he is some sort of Godsend who is taking a stand against abortion is completely false. He has made it clear over and over that he will nominate judges that are not pro-life. We know the left will not accept a judge unless they are pro-death, Bush won't force the pro-life issue, so I would say the odds of seeing Roe v Wade overturned by a Bush appointed judge are going to be slim to none.
Interpret?
That's a red flag, right there! Look at the fruits of interpreting VC II.
One thing Kerry assured everyone of, was that he would only appoint judges who convinced him that they were pro-abortion. With Kerry, as with all liberal Democrats, continuing the assault upon the innocent occupants of wombs, was and is priority one.
The only litmus test that G W Bush has for Judicial appointees is that their decisions be ruled by the United States Constitution. That is all I ask.
Thanks for all of the pings and all the great work you do. I know I don't comment often, but I do appreciate it.
You are 100% correct and I would like to ask all these assinine clergy preaching to vote for GW - now what?
I have no problem with saying that Bush is certainly the lesser of 2 evils tonight. However, to act as though he is some sort of Godsend who is taking a stand against abortion is completely false.
I totally agree. I'm not sure if the real travesty of this situation is that these assinine clergy don't know that it is THEY THEMSELVES who are the Godsend, or that they were so easily able to convince the public to believe that GW is.
Does ANYBODY actually think that the author and driving force of abortion, Satan, will find ANY opposition in GW, when, other hot air, he hasn't found any opposition in the pip-squeek Bishops of the RCC?
Fetuses don't let friends vote democrat! V's wife.
Democrap, publican or independant or God - ask the fetuses where their only hope lies.
**Fr. Pavone said he thinks Bush "understands Christian moral values far better than John Kerry does."**
Absolutely!
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