From Life News:
A prominent dissident Catholic priest has launched an assault against Catholic bishops are who are saying pro-life issues are the most important in the upcoming election.
But new polling data of Catholics makes it appear they’re not listening to him, as a New York Times/CBS poll shows a shocking 34 point swing of Catholic voters switching from pro-abortion Barack Obama to pro-life Republican candidates…
The priest in question is Father Curran – one of those sad specimens who figures that the Church has to get with it and be ok with married priests, divorce, birth control and homosexuality and, most alarming, that we shouldn’t fret too much about that silly, old abortion issue and concentrate on getting socialized medicine as that is more important than the lives of the unborn. It is people like Curran who have provided a bit of cover for those allegedly Catholic politicians who vote in favor of abortion, as well as those lay Catholics who wish to ignore crucial moral teachings in favor of backing Democrats.
The very harsh truth is that no Catholic can in good conscience vote for a Democrat right now. Even voting for a pro-life Democrat merely adds power to the pro-abortion Democrats who will then advance the Culture of Death in our country. Until the Democrat party gives up its support for a federally funded right to abortion, they are simply outside the realm of possibility for a Catholic voter. This huge swing to the GOP may well be, finally!, the realization of Catholics that this is the case.
Don’t get me wrong here – in a lot of ways, Catholics can be very liberal and still be good Catholics. There is nothing immoral in advocating for high taxes and big government spending on social issues. There is nothing immoral in being opposed to large defense budgets. There is nothing immoral in being opposed to the death penalty (as I am). There is nothing immoral in being in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. But the most crucial issue of our times – an issue which simply outweighs all others as a lead brick outweighs a feather – is the issue of life. If we do not have a right to life, then we have no rights, at all…and, furthermore, an adherence to a Culture of Death which advances abortion means the nation is on the path to utter destruction, moral and physical.
This doesn’t mean there are no other important issues – nor that there aren’t issues which, at the moment, preempt others. Right now, for instance, we must concentrate on getting our financial house in order lest the whole nation fall apart via bankruptcy. But the issue of the day is abortion – and until elective abortion is banned in the United States, it will remain the issue. To be a good nation – to be a nation in accordance with our Declaration of Independence – we must be a pro-life nation.
People like Curran will continue to try and muddy the waters – sad, twilight creatures who seem to think that a bit of fame in the dying MSM is more important than their immortal souls. But the indicators are that fewer and fewer people are listening to them – and that America’s moral health is reviving.
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