It's a crying shame that 54% of self-identified Catholic Americans voted for the Halfrican Marxist, but then again it's a crying shame that a single American of ANY religious persuasion voted for him.
But what does that have to do with Abp Chaput continuing to be the canary in the coal mine? Is he not allowed to speak up until 100% of Catholics agree with him and vote according to the teachings of their faith? If he were silent, he would be accused for his silence, and justly so. If he speaks up, he's castigated for not speaking up earlier. Except that he DID speak up earlier, as Catholic posters demonstrate above. But apparently no amount of speaking up is acceptable; Chaput loses his right to an express an opinion against Obama because 54% of self-identified Catholics DID NOT LISTEN TO HIM and voted the wrong way.
If a black preacher (cf Rev Manning) or politician (cf Alan West) expresses an anti-Obama opinion, nobody of FR carps that 97% of blacks voted for Obama. No, we recognize their courage and are glad to have them as allies.
Only Catholic leaders' objections to Obama are read out of court on the grounds that Catholics "caused this problem". Why is that?
And an even larger point is that the actions of dissident Catholics who violate Catholic teaching on faith and morals are still routinely blamed on Catholicism! I always like to note that the only valid criticism of such defectors-in-place would be that they are not Catholic enough.
And if the problem is that their bishops and/or superiors have not corrected or disciplined them --- the problem is that their ecclesiastical superiors are not Catholic enough.
No, I applaud him and wish every Catholic thought like him. At the same time it’s the hypocrisy of a church that demands its liberty while undermining it for the rest of us.
Post of the day. Thank you so much Campion.