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"So can a Catholic in good conscience vote for a pro-choice candidate? The answer is: I can’t, and I won’t. But I do know some serious Catholics— people whom I admire—who may. I think their reasoning is mistaken, but at least they sincerely struggle with the abortion issue, and it causes them real pain. And most important: They don’t keep quiet about it; they don’t give up; they keep lobbying their party and their representatives to change their pro-abortion views and protect the unborn. Catholics can vote for pro-choice candidates if they vote for them despite—not because of—their pro-choice views. But [Catholics who support pro-choice candidates] also need a compelling proportionate reason to justify it. What is a “proportionate” reason when it comes to the abortion issue? It’s the kind of reason we will be able to explain, with a clean heart, to the victims of abortion when we meet them face to face in the next life—which we most certainly will. If we’re confident that these victims will accept our motives as something more than an alibi, then we can proceed."
-Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver
"As Catholics (and Christians) we have an obligation to form our consciences in the light of the truth the Church teaches."
-Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver
1 comment:
Hi MDM,
I think you might like the new interview series with Archbishop Chaput that has been released this week at NRO TV's Uncommon Knowledge.
Check it out here:
http://tv.nationalreview.com/uncommonknowledge
Peter Robinson interviews Archbishop Chaput about his new book, Render Unto Caesar, among various other topics.
Hope you enjoy!
Cheers,
Adam
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