Posted on 02/13/2008 5:51:14 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Archbishop objects to Clinton rally
By MICHELLE ROBERTS, Associated Press Writer 19 minutes ago
Archbishop Jose Gomez complained Wednesday about plans for a rally by Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, an abortion rights supporter, at a Catholic university.
The archbishop released a statement noting that Clinton and some other presidential candidates' support for abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research were not in line with Catholic values. The Rev. Pat Rodgers, an archdiocese spokesman, said Gomez was responding to telephone calls and e-mails from concerned Catholics.
Clinton held a rally at St. Mary's University, the oldest Catholic college in the city, on Wednesday evening.
"I was neither advised nor consulted by the university before the decision was made to have Senator Clinton speak at the university," Gomez said in the statement released by the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
Gomez said he was not trying to tell people how to vote, but he noted that U.S. Catholic bishops have affirmed a statement calling on Catholics not to honor or give platforms to political candidates and officeholders "who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles."
The school issued a statement saying it does not endorse political candidates and acknowledges fundamental differences between the teachings of the church and the positions of political candidates.
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...and the b*tch cares?
The Bishop woke from his nap...
The Bishop woke from his nap...
Enforce the mandatum and FIRE those who do not comply. Easy.
Hey, Don't knock it!
hillary depends on the Hispanic (Catholic) vote, if this can be built up into a wedge issue, driven by their Archbishop, it can erode her support big time.
But then of course, Obama has the same position.
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