Deal Hudson via Knights of Divine MercyThe 2007 version of the bishops’ “Faithful Citizenship” document, prepared in advance for distribution for the 2008 election, contained several passages that, if taken out of context, gave the green light to Catholic voters to ignore Obama’s aggressively pro-abortion stance. (Obama won the self-identified Catholic vote over Sen. John McCain 54 percent to 44 percent, though among religiously active Catholics he lost by 1 percentage point.)
That document did not emerge from the USCCB without a fight — a number of bishops opposed it; I am told that Archbishop Raymond Burke, then still in St. Louis, was literally shouted down when he tried to explain his opposition to the problematic passages. The best any bishop has been able to say to me regarding “Faithful Citizenship” is that “it was difficult, it was a compromise.”
Deal also calls for a Catholic Tea Party. The article is well worth your consideration.
2 comments:
They might have shouted him down then, but being the gentleman he is, he went home and did his job with humility and faithfulness. And now... He is the one with whom the pope consults on a regular basis. He is also on the Congregation for Bishops. How sweet! :)
Agree with Fr. Michael on Cardinal Burke.
Also, I do think the Catholic Tea Party IS well under way in some areas, if not under that name.
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