Full statement at Madison Catholic HeraldDear Friends,
Believe it or not, I frequently try to avoid weighing in-on certain situations. However, the recent happenings in our state capital with regard to legislation about labor union practices beg for a comment. In this column, I simply want to point out how a well-informed conscience might work through the dilemma which the situation poses.
Should one support or oppose the legislation which regulates union procedures? The Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC) has chosen a neutral stance because the present dilemma comes down to either a choice for the common good, of sacrifice on the part of all, at times that pose immense economic threats, both present and future on the one hand, and on the other hand, a choice for the rights of workers to a just compensation for services rendered, and to the upholding of contracts legally made. As Catholics, we see both of these horns of the dilemma as good, and yet the current situation calls many of us to choose between these two goods. Thus the WCC has taken a neutral stance, and this is the point of Archbishop Listecki’s recent statement, which I have echoed.
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It's amazing. What Bishop Morlino does is take one through the issues and questions without saying yay or nay on the specific debate in the legislature, and there are already angry people out there saying that he's anti-union (and, yes, I have heard one person angry he didn't come down hard on them, so, apparently, he hates both sides).
If, by reading through the arguments, you cannot in good conscience opine that your stance is right -- that these open-ended questions caused you doubt or distress -- wouldn't you first take a strong look at your stance before shooting the messenger?
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