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October 4th, 2008
Another Catholic lawyer for Obama
I believe that abortion is an unspeakable evil, yet I support Sen. Barack Obama, who is pro-choice. I do not support him because he is pro-choice, but in spite of it. Is that a proper moral choice for a committed Catholic?
As one of the inaugural members of the U.S. bishops’ National Review Board on clergy sexual abuse, and as a canon lawyer, I answer with a resounding yes.
Despite what some Republicans would like Catholics to believe, the list of what the church calls “intrinsically evil acts” does not begin and end with abortion. In fact, there are many intrinsically evil acts, and a committed Catholic must consider all of them in deciding how to vote.
i don’t believe that you believe that abortion is an unspeakable evil. I think your opening comment is a cute way of getting around the issue. but, really, what is it in obama’s political platform that is so important to you, that you would give your vote to it?
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