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Katholic Politicians

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Why Communion Could Be Denied
to Anti-Life Legislators
Interview With an American Theologian in Rome

“ROME, APRIL 26, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Moves by the Church to deny Holy Communion
to staunchly pro-abortion Catholic politicians are growing.”

What
Vatican II did, and didn’t, teach about conscience
Elections and voting booths are never `faith-free’ zones

“Vatican II must be the most widely praised and rarely followed council in
Catholic history -at least when it comes to candidates and voters.

Catholics who appeal to the “spirit of Vatican II” and claim to be following
their consciences when they ignore Catholic teaching on issues of vital public importance
would be wise to revisit what the council actually said.”

Analysis:
Kerry and Catholicism
By Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI Religion Correspondent

“Washington, DC, Apr. 19 (UPI) — There are between 25 and 30 million Catholic
voters in the United States, most of whom favored the Democrats. But today about
40 percent are independents. And they make up a big chunk in swing states such as
Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — states the
presumptive Democrat candidate John Kerry must win if he wants to make it to the
White House.”

For
Catholic Politicians, a Hard Line
By Charlotte Allen
Sunday, April 11, 2004; Page B01

“Today, Easter Sunday, tens of millions of American Catholics will crowd into
churches to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion in honor of Christianity’s most
sacred feast day, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Among those
standing in the Communion line may be Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry, the likely
Democratic nominee for president.”

Canon
Law and Catholic In Name Only

“A debate is brewing around St. Blog over the appropriateness of refering to
pro-abort ‘Catholic’ politicians as Catholic In Name Only (CINO). Initially,
I intended to stay clear of this controversy since I’m personally not fond of the
CINO label. This has nothing to do with canon law and everything to do with taste
— I prefer the much more inflamatory (and I would argue accurate) designation of
Demoncrat.”

Catholic(?) Kerry
Watch

“Chronicling Democratic presidential frontrunner John Kerry’s desperate attempts
to maintain his status as ‘a Catholic in good standing’ while publicly
flouting the moral teachings of the Catholic Church.”

Vietnumb

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Here are some follow-ups to the editorial I posted about Kerry’s 1971 “exaggerations”.

Fellow vet blasts Kerry’s antiwar comments
Democrat’s campaign to release military records
Thursday, April 22, 2004 Posted: 9:39 AM EDT (1339 GMT)

“WASHINGTON (CNN) — A man who served in the same Navy unit as Sen. John Kerry denounced on Tuesday charges the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee made as an antiwar protester that he and other U.S. troops committed atrocities in Vietnam.”

Kerry’s 1971 testimony on Vietnam reverberates
Vivid words alleged atrocities by soldiers
Friday, April 23, 2004 Posted: 1:26 PM EDT (1726 GMT)

“(CNN) — The strong, vivid words John Kerry uttered 33 years ago continue to ring through time.”

Kerry blasts ‘phony controversy’ over medals
Bush adviser: Democrat ‘pretended’ to throw away medals
Monday, April 26, 2004 Posted: 9:25 PM EDT (0125 GMT)

“WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. John Kerry on Monday rejected as a ‘phony controversy’ questions about whether he had misled people about a symbolic Vietnam War protest he participated in 33 years ago.”

Church and State

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I had an debate a few hours ago about the nature of the separation of church and state and the role of religion in politics. This First Things article sheds an interesting light on that dialogue.

Publick Religion: Adams v. Jefferson

“The civic catechisms of our day still celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s experiment in religious liberty. To end a millennium of repressive religious establishments, we are taught, Jefferson sought liberty in the twin formulas of privatizing religion and secularizing politics. Religion must be ‘a concern purely between our God and our consciences,’ he wrote. Politics must be conducted with ‘a wall of separation between church and state.’ ‘Publick Religion’ is a threat to private religion, and must thus be discouraged. ‘Political ministry’ is a menace to political integrity and must thus be outlawed.”

Over the Top

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Some may wonder why I am so hard on John Kerry. Am I a Bush fan? Absolutely not. Right now "anybody but Bush" is a very popular voting slogan. I just want to show that the lesser of two evils is still evil. That, and I think he's an appallingly poor excuse for a Catholic.

BTW, this editorial reeks a bit of propaganda. However, I am loathe to believe that it was entirely fabricated.

THE SLANDER THAT MADE JOHN KERRY A STAR
Fri Apr 23, 2:15 AM ET

"Thirty-three years ago today, a young, unknown political activist named John F. Kerry sat down before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and unleashed a bitter verbal broadside against the war in Vietnam – and, with particularly harsh invective, against the young Americans who were fighting it."

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Religion and Politics

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Holy, Holy Fisking

“On Tuesday, New York Times reporter Katherine Q. Seelye reported that Senator John Kerry ‘became combative when told that some conservatives were criticizing him for being a Roman Catholic who supported policies, like abortion rights and same-sex unions, that are at odds with Catholic teaching.'”

Priest tells politicians JFK was a bad example

“A US priest addressing the House Floor on Tuesday told legislators that too many politicians have followed the example of the nation’s first Catholic president by pledging to separate their faith from politics.”

Democrats preparing Catholic scorecard

“Washington, DC, Apr. 16 (CWNews.com) – Catholic Democrats in Congress are preparing to respond to criticism that they don’t put their faith into action in their politics by creating a ‘Catholic Voting Scorecard,’ according to political newspaper The Hill. Nearly 27 percent of the members of the House of Representatives are Catholic.”

Criticism Continues Over NAACP’s Decision to Endorse Abortion

“Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The NAACP’s low-key decision in February to officially endorse a position in favor of abortion continues to draw criticism from African American and pro-life groups.”