Texas Bishops on Voting as 'Faithful Citizens'

Catholic Online ^ | 10/12/2008 | Bishop Kevin Farrell and Bishop Kevin Vann

[BuckeyeTexan]

"To vote for a candidate who supports the intrinsic evil of abortion or "abortion rights" when there is a morally acceptable alternative would be to cooperate in the evil – and, therefore, morally impermissible."

DALLAS, TX (Diocese of Dallas, TX) - As a part of its continued committment to assisting Catholics to vote in a manner which respects the dignity of every human life at every age and every stage as a foundational committment, Catholic Online presents the following Letter sent to the faithful of the Diocese of Dallas and the Diocese of Fort Worth by Bishop Kevin Farrell and Bishop Kevin Vann in its entirety:

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Bravi to the Twin Kevins of North Texas!

I am so proud of my bishop here in Dallas - I don’t know if I’ve ever said that before now (Bishop Farrell has only been here for about a year - his predecessor was a disaster.)

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[Salvation]

Bumping for these two Bishops.

[Salvation]

Cardinal Ratzinger (now the Pope) wrote in his letter to Cardinal McCarrick back in 2004:

“A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately vote for a candidate precisely because of the candidate’s permissive stand on abortion and/or euthanasia. When a Catholic does not share a candidate’s stand in favor of abortion and/or euthanasia, but votes for that candidate for other reasons, it is considered remote material cooperation, which can be permitted in the presence of proportionate reasons.”

[Salvation]

I do believe we are witnessing the fruits of Pope Benedict's meeting with them (the U. S. Bishops) earlier this year. Following Vespers, he addressed all the bishops.

"Is it consistent to profess our beliefs in church on Sunday, and then during the week to promote business practices or medical procedures contrary to those beliefs? Is it consistent for practicing Catholics to ignore or exploit the poor and the marginalized, to promote sexual behavior contrary to Catholic moral teaching, or to adopt positions that contradict the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death? Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted. Only when their faith permeates every aspect of their lives do Christians become truly open to the transforming power of the Gospel. "
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From the article: Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship clearly teaches that not all issues have the same moral equivalence. Some issues involve "intrinsic evils"; that is, they can never under any circumstance or condition be morally justified. Preeminent among these intrinsic evils are legalized abortion, the promotion of same sex unions and "marriages", repression of religious liberty, as well as public policies permitting euthanasia, racial discrimination or destructive human embryonic stem cell research.

Here in Michigan, a "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship--A Call to Poilitical Responsibility" program will be offered by none other than Bishop Gumbleton. Let's see how that works out.

(I wonder how they can still call him "Bishop Gumbleton" since he was made to resign in 2006 in part for his homosexual activism)

[A.A. Cunningham]

Texas Bishops on Voting as 'Faithful Citizens'