Cardinal all but endorses McCain and Palin
September 10, 2008
BY CAROL MARIN Sun-Times Columnist
'The church does not endorse candidates for office," said Chicago's Cardinal Francis George in a letter read at all masses last Sunday.
Yes, it does.
Cardinal George All But Endorses McCain and Palin
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- " it reads. Amen. Is the loss of life,
- a moral yardstick by which a faithful citizen might assess McCain and Obama? Biden and Palin? Do those so focused on the unborn focus equally on the born? On the suffering of malnourished,
- a practicing Catholic,
- Biden,
- both of whom oppose abortion. For Palin,
- called "Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility." It is a long and thoughtful document. "We face fundamental questions of life and death,
- citing church teaching going back to the first century declaring abortion a "heinous crime." Back here in Chicago,
- condemning present laws and saying,
- for the last eight years,
- gender equality and economic fairness not life issues? And are they also not a fair measure of a candidate's fitness? The late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin spoke passionately and prophetically of the seamless garment of life. As I recall,
- George has said directly that Kennedy was "wrong." Meanwhile,
- George was unequivocal,
- has done whatever it could to diminish access to contraception domestically and abroad. Why has abortion become the principal litmus test of devout Catholicism? Or of a candidate's fitness? And why is a woman's womb always the first and foremost rallying,
- including from Pelosi's own archdiocese in San Francisco,
- issued in 2004,
- it does. Though John F. Kennedy,
- it sure sounds like the cardinal has crossed them off the "working for the common good" list. Both Obama and his Catholic running mate,
- Not directly but,
- on "Meet the Press" last month. Pelosi,
- One cannot favor the legal status quo on abortion and also be working for the common good.,
- our first and only Catholic president,
- Pelosi went on to defend as she has always defended a woman's right to choose. What followed was a tidal wave of outraged response from bishops around the country,
- promised in 1960 to not impose his faith on public policy,
- speaker of the House,
- support the landmark Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion and have publicly committed to uphold it. They support a woman's right to choose. They also support expanding family planning programs to prevent unwanted pregnancies,
- that garment has many threads.,
- that means even in cases of rape or incest. George's five-paragraph message focused entirely on abortion. It was a response to a statement made by Nancy Pelosi,
- the cardinal's letter might as well have carried a John McCain-Sarah Palin letterhead on behalf of the Republicans in this presidential race,
- the carnage of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq,
- thus reducing the number of abortions in this country. And they see the use of condoms as a way of reducing the spread of HIV-AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. The church opposes artificial birth control as well as abortion. The Bush administr,
- undereducated,
- uninsured children and their parents? Are these not also burning life issues by which to test which candidate offers policies to meet the needs and address the pain of so many people? Are racial justice,
- war and peace,
- was asked by NBC's Tom Brokaw,
- When does life begin?,
- who moves ahead and who is left behind,
- yes
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Carol Marin
Carol Marin is the political columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. In addition to her work at the paper, she is the political editor for NBC5 News and an interviewer/contributer to WTTW's Chicago Tonight program. Click here to read more about Carol.
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