[RobbyS]

They are beginning to realize that the Catholics who matter are those who do more than check "Catholic" on forms?

[tiki]

Hopefully they can be nudged even more.

[dsc]

"Catholic Bishops Eye Possible Crackdown of Pro-Abortion Pols"

Then, little hearts all a flutter and panties in a wad, they hike up their skirts and stampede shrieking for the nearest bathhouse to put such horrifying thoughts behind them.

[ckca]

Catholic Politician Abortion Voting Records 1995 -2003

Catholic U.S. Senator Abortion Voting Records 1995 -2003

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)

Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Sen. Barbara Milkulski (D-MD) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Jack Reed (RI)

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 4/17/03 : Govs. being updated. If you have voting records or other pertinent documentation please forward to us.

Gov. James E. McGreevey (D-NJ) Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI)

Gov. Gray Davis, (D-CA) Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)

Gov. Tom Ridge (R-PA)

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 Catholic U.S. Representative Abortion Voting Records 2000-2002

Rep. John Baldacci (D-ME) Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA) Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) Rep. William Clay (D-MO) Rep. William Coyne (D-PA) Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL) Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Rep. John Larson (D-CT) Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) Rep. Bill Luther (D-MN) Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) Rep. Karen McCarthy (D-MO) Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) Rep. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Rep. George Miller (D-CA)

Rep. Connie Morella (R-MD) Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ) Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas) Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) Fr. Robert Drinan, S.J. (frmr US Rep)

[neverdem]

This has potential or might backfire in NY against Schumer. We'll see with his opposition.

[AAABEST]

I would love to see this to fruition. I think the Church's latest "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore" conservative push is very refreshing, and good for business to boot.

[DonQ]

Excommunicating public officials is a bad idea that will eventually backfire. More than 40 years ago JFK had to campaign hard to overcome the public fear that a Catholic president would be taking orders from the Pope - at the time, the Catholic establishment in the US kept mum or actually corroborated JFK's statements that bishops wouldn't be bossing him around.

But now the Catholic establishment wants the opposite, presumably just with regard to abortion, but maybe the next step is to excommunicate public officials if they don't support public funds for parochial schools, or some other important issue (I am old enough to remember a time when doctors were legally forbidden to discuss even ordinary birth control with their patients). And they make this proposal publicly. And non-Catholics will have justification to pause at the voting booth and ask themselves if they dare to vote for a Catholic candidate who is being openly bullied to follow his Church's agenda instead of the interests and desires of the taxpayers who voted for him and pay his salary.

[al_c]

Dallas, Texas, Bishop Joseph Galante was selected to head the panel.

A wise choice!

It's about time they heard our pleas. I'm looking forward to the outcome of this committee.

[Salvation]

I was wondering when this would hit the media. Took one whole day. LOL!

[Steve0113]

bump for later

[Dajjal]

Judie Brown bump

(But little confidence in this "Bishops' committee")

[Salvation]

Also posted here.

[Salvation]

PETITION TO EX-COMMUNICATE PRO-ABORTION CATHOLIC ELECTED OFFICIALS

It is Time to Excommunicate the Politicians