Comments on: Dallas And Fort Worth Bishops Take Stand Against Obama

By: AbelNEY

AbelNEY — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:09:01 +0000

YEAH WHERE ARE THE PRIESTS WHEN CHILDREN ARE GETTING RAPED AND MOLESTED!!?? **** THE CATHOLIC CHURCH!!

By: nmlhats

nmlhats — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:56:26 +0000

Several of my fellow parishioners have written to our local bishops, who just put out an an incredibly harsh pastoral letter that was read from the ambo on Sunday. Up to two dozen people got up and walked out. This is not the understanding we had of Faithful Citizenship–which actually tells us not to be single issue voters. I wish the Dallas and Fort Worth bishops would really give more than lip service to the intrinsic evils other than abortion. Or that they would consider how the array of positions of a candidate might do more to promote a culture of life than simply making abortion illegal.

Some Catholics in Dallas have written the bishop, begun protests and created an online petition drive:
http://www.catholicsforchange.org

Speak up!! Speak out!! Change the conversation!!

By: MCH

MCH — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:09:33 +0000

The Church is concerned with the born – with civil rights, homeless, poverty and other social issues. Just look at some parish websites and you will see work being done in those areas. From what I have been hearing it is a matter of sanctity of life being the paramount issue.

By: CG

CG — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:38:08 +0000

And yes, I know how to spell embryos.

By: CG

CG — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:37:04 +0000

One thing that has always bothered me is that the Church is more concerned with the unborn than the born. Protecting fetuses and embroyes is noble, but let’s focus on the people who are already here, and who are suffering, starving, and homeless! Historically, the Dems are more supportive on civil rights and social programs. I think that is the real moral choice.

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:29:51 +0000

Mark,

…yeah right… And I’ve got some ocean front property in Nebraska for sale.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:17:20 +0000

The Bishops did not endorse a candidate. Due to recent confusion set forth by Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden regarding Catholic doctrine it was necessary for the Catholic Church to clarify the Church’s position on the subject of abortion. Unlike what Pelosi thinks, this position has never and will never change. Also, compared with the more liberal churches that continuously speak out on political issues yet still some how sustain their tax exempt status, I hardly think that the Catholic church is in jeopardy of losing theirs. If you are Catholic, and support a candidate that endorses abortion, then you are not in communion with the Church and should refrain from holy communion at Mass……if you ever go.?
For all of you Protestants this might be hard to understand since if you don’t like what your Pastor says then you simply go to another congregation that thinks the way you do or interprets the bible the way you want it to be interpreted. For Catholics, we all share the same values and morals from one congregation to the other. If you find a Catholic Church that endorses abortion….then they are not truly Catholic and are not in communion with the Church. And unlike a majority of countries, they can choose another faith if they don’t like Catholicism. Try switching from Muslim to Christianity in an Arab country…ouch!

By: Joe Blow

Joe Blow — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:52:37 +0000

I’m sorry but Wick Allison is wrong. He is wrong when he said, “It is their job, and I am glad that we now have bishops who know how to do their job.”

It is not the job of a Catholic Bishop to inform the congregation of how it ought to vote. If it does so from a religious pulpit then it ought to be subject to the taxation laws like everyone else.

The reason 501c3s and churches are limited and in some cases forbidden from promoting candidates or specific legislation is because if they did so, then it would set up tax free political organizations. Right now your donations to 501c3s and churches are tax deductible. Your donations to political parties and PACs are not. To allow churches to endorse candidates creates a loophole that not only creates a way for big money spenders to unduly influence people with a tax benefit but it cheapens the very faiths which are claimed to be professed.

Its a bad idea and people with faith and without ought to be against it.

By: KRM

KRM — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:49:27 +0000

You rock, DB. There really should be a basic knowledge quiz that all voters should have to pass before they can vote. That would eliminate most of the ACORN vote. Baba-booey! Baba-booey!

By: Rawlins Gilliland

Rawlins Gilliland — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:06:52 +0000

Ugh…(thinking) would that include Bill Clinton who offices in Harlem?