Bishop Robert Hermann of St. Louis has written a very strong pro-life column that every Catholic should read. In it he mentions some of the promises Barack Obama has made, such as removing restrictions on stem cell research, signing the FOCA, and supporting the Born Alive legislation. But rather than putting the blame only on Mr. Obama, Bishop Hermann places the guilt squarely on the heads of those Catholics who have compromised their Catholic faith by failing to live their Catholic identity.As Catholics, we are not guiltless. It seems to me that when President Kennedy compromised Catholic teachings and accommodated political pressures in order to be elected to the highest office in the land, he set the tone for many Catholic leaders to follow and to compromise their Catholic principles to get ahead.
In our Supreme Court and in our Congress, we have a plethora of so-called Catholics who are failing to live their Catholic identity. Over 50 percent of our electorate voted for a president who is one of the most pro-culture-of-death candidates from a major party to run for the highest office of the land.
Yes, we can thank one-half of our Catholics for bailing out on their faith!
Bishop Hermann believes that if even 75% of American Catholics were to become steeped in their faith again, that there would be no abortion issue in our country.
Read his entire column here.
2 comments:
It is about time! More bishops should speak out. He says that if Catholics would be more steeped in the faith..... well, if more priests and bishops would speak the truth as he is doing, than I believe more Catholics would be faithful.
Linda, Amen!
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