Senator McCain holds private meeting with Archbishop Chaput

American Papist blog ^ | July 30, 2008 | Thomas Peters

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Sen. McCain holds private meeting with Archbishop Chaput" Scant little details:

Senator John McCain is paying his second visit to Colorado in less than a week and on this trip he is taking time to meet privately with Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver.

At 9:30 on Wednesday morning, John McCain and his wife Cindy met with Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput. The archbishop described the meeting as private and told CNA that no comment would be forthcoming. (CNA)

Off the top of my head, Abp. Chaput has been an active supporter of immigrants' rights (where he would find common ground with McCain), and also Abp. Chaput has a forthcoming book on Catholic faith and voting (which Inside Catholic mentioned will be published "well in time for November's election").

Most to the point, I think, with Abp. Burke out of the country, Abp. Chaput is the most notable bishop who "strongly implied in 2004 that voting for a pro-choice candidate was a serious sin" (this blogger's words, not mine). Abp. Chaput has, for instance, called out the group "Roman Catholics for Obama '08" and demanded they ask Obama to "become pro-life, instead of overlooking his support for abortion in favor of other issues of concern to Catholics" (derivative source: CNA).

More than a throwaway meeting, this sit down of McCain and Abp. Chaput.

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possible VP slot?

You're joking aren't you?

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In the 2006 election, Catholics voted democrat 55 to 45.

In the 2004 election, Catholics went 52 to 47 for President Bush.

When did Ratzinger become Pope? I'm wondering if the return to the liberal side coincided with the more "traditional" Pope.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

When did Ratzinger become Pope? I'm wondering if the return to the liberal side coincided with the more "traditional" Pope.

Ratzinger was elected pope on April 19, 2005.

I like the way you think, William. NOTHING happens in a vacuum, and everything has both a cause and an effect, sometimes obvious and sometimes hidden. In this day and age, very few effects have not been planned.

There is no "coincidence" in this life, according to the will of God. On a smaller scale and for a very different reason, there are very few "coincidences" where men and power are concerned.

So while the people may be turning more liberal in their own lives (certainly not a good thing generally) the power structure is actually becoming ever more fascist and controlling.

Change the bottle; keep the wine, however rancid it might be.

[PAR35]

That is so sad. Can you imagine what our Congress would look like if self-professed Christians voted for those who stood for Christian values?

Could you imagine what Congress would look like if all the Catholic Bishops were pro-life?

[Forest Keeper]

Scary thought, but you're exactly right. It reminds me of the fact that 7 of 9 SCOTUS justices were nominated by Republican Presidents. What a waste, except of course, that what you're talking about is much worse.

[PAR35]

It reminds me of the fact that 7 of 9 SCOTUS justices were nominated by Republican Presidents.

Think of how much worse it might have been if Bush had gotten his choice for SCOTUS.

[Forest Keeper]

Yes, and that's actually a very critical issue for me in the upcoming election. (I'm in the "swing state" of MO.) If Obama was a moderate I would probably vote third party. But since he is a Marxist, I may be able to vote against him. :)

I have no confidence at all that McCain will nominate strict constructionist justices and judges because of his track record. APPEASE, APPEASE, APPEASE. "For the good of the honor of the Senate", or whatever nonsense. His gangland of 14 cost us a few extremely qualified judges in trade when there was no need to throw them over the side. We could have had them all. Now, if McCain is elected will he get away with nominating a Kennedy-type pro-death guy who votes in accordance with the Constitution one in four times, OR will people like us have the massive influence that we had over W? Interesting question. Will McCain even care what we say? I don't know yet. I still don't know how I'm going to vote. If he picks Ridge, I'm long gone. :)

[mtvernon]

This is one conservative Catholic who is not completely on the Chaput bandwagon. As far as his orthodoxy goes, he is not a particular fan of the Gregorian Mass. As far as correcting liturgical abuses, he is just continuing what Cardinal Stafford had cleaned up in a herculean way the mess left by the previous archbishop. As far as Chaput’s views on abortion? Well, he is the only Catholic Bishop I know of who has publicly stated that a Catholic who is a Democrat can in good conscience vote for a pro-abortion candidate. And I am not impressed by Chaput’s credentials of having worked on Jimmy Carter’s (another pro-choicer) campaign for president.

[Straight Vermonter]

possible VP slot?

LOL, I can imagine the exploding heads of the anti-Catholic bigots on FR.