Comments on: Obama v. Romney: God’s Hands or Our Hands?

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:01:00 +0000

What I would politely like to find out is if
there’s any credible Catholic scholar who has defended Romney’s remarks
in light of Catholic social teaching. I don’t want to tell anyone
how to vote, but Romney’s remarks cut into the narrative that no one
who votes for Obama can be a true Catholic. In fact, Romney was
pro-choice before running for president, so what reason is there to
assume that he just suddenly had a change of heart? If Romney doesn’t
believe that poor pregnant mothers should receive prenatal care and give
birth in a hospital, and that her child shouldn’t go without food and
healthcare, how pro-life really is he?

Is it fair to force mothers to keep their children while refusing to provide them with any help once they’re born?

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Is it fair to force mothers to keep their children while refusing to provide them any help?

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:59:00 +0000

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:58:00 +0000

What I would politely like to find out is if
there’s any credible Catholic scholar who has defended Romney’s remarks
in light of Catholic social teaching.
I don’t want to tell anyone
how to vote, but Romney’s remarks cut into the narrative that no one
who votes for Obama can be a true Catholic. In fact, Romney was
pro-choice before running for president, so what reason is there to
assume that he just suddenly had a change of heart? If Romney doesn’t
believe that poor pregnant mothers should receive prenatal care and give
birth in a hospital, and that her child shouldn’t go without food and
healthcare, how pro-life really is he?

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:29:00 +0000

If you so choose, you can repeat over and over again that Catholics are
obligated to vote for Romney, the pro-choice governor of Massachusetts,
because he, like Reagan, had a “change of heart” to win your vote. Just
please don’t claim that anyone who sees through the smokescreen and
votes against a man who shows such contempt for half the American
people, including the elderly and the disabled, is somehow not a true
Catholic. I am not going to convince you how to vote, just please don’t accuse me and half the faithful of not being truly Catholic for disagreeing with you.

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:26:00 +0000

If you so choose, you can repeat over and over again that Catholics are
obligated to vote for Romney, the pro-choice governor of Massachusetts,
because he, like Reagan, had a “change of heart” to win your vote. Just
please don’t claim that anyone who sees through the smokescreen and
votes against a man who shows such contempt for half the American
people, including the elderly and the disabled, is somehow not a true
Catholic. I am not going to convince you how to vote and there is really nothing more for me to say on this topic except that only God can judge how true a Christian a man really is, regardless of how he votes this year.

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:23:00 +0000

By: Poppiexno

Poppiexno — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:33:00 +0000

Once again into the fray. Folks, please consider carefully: 1. What Reagan did or didn’t do in Callifornia is of no consequence in this election 2. The Bishops’ teaching on social justice is subordinate to the Bishops’ condemnation of abortion. You cannot use the former to justify ignoring the latter. 3. Whether the Republican party is using the issue of abortion as a “wedge” is also of no consequence. The Supreme Court has upheld Roe vs Wade. We, who oppose abortion, have to live with that fact. Overturning Roe vs Wade will be exceedingly difficult and we have to do (and are doing) what we can in other ways to combat this evil. 4. We are blessed to live in a country with a strong democratic tradition. But the Catholic Church is not a democracy. Many Catholics fail to understand that distinction. You may not like it, but you don’t get to vote on what is right or wrong. I can’t answer for “Catholics” who will vote for Obama, but in my view the term pro-choice Catholic is an oxymoron. You are either one or the other. As I wrote previously, the most significant issue at stake in this election is a moral one. Vote for Obama and you will vote for an advocate of abortion. That is paramount and takes precedence over everything else. Everything!

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:34:00 +0000

And about Romney and Reagan, don’t forget that both were pro-choice before running for president. What were Reagan’s policies on abortion while Governor of California? It’s like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:26:00 +0000

And about Romney, don’t forget how he was openly pro-choice until running for president.