some think that to vote like a pro-life Catholic means they should leave half their ballot blank. “I cannot vote for someone unless I am sure ...”
priests for life link
http://priestsforlife.org/colu...
Father Pavone wrote a quick essay .. it’s almost a rough draft, it is flawed, deserves a thorough completion .... but even in rough draft form ... it gets to the heart of a question. Excerpt:
“Cardinal John O’Connor, in a special booklet on abortion, once wrote about this problem, “Suppose all candidates support ‘abortion rights’? … One could try to determine whether the position of one candidate is less supportive of abortion than that of another. Other things being equal, one might then morally vote for a less supportive position.” (1990, “Abortion: Questions and Answers”).
What if there’s a third candidate who does not have a strong base of support but does have the right position? Of course, we should work like crazy to build up that person’s base of support to make him or her electable. But that is not done on Election Day. That takes years of work, which should start now.
Meanwhile, remember that your vote is not a vote for canonization. It is a transfer of power. We can vote for a less than perfect candidate because we aren’t using our vote to make a statement, but to help bring about the most acceptable results under the circumstances.”
followup
Civics is a “practical affair”, not a religious affair. It involves the virtue of Prudence. A discussion would include the ability to gather information and weigh different factors to come to sound decisions. Informed decisions. With a sober mind. Circumspection. Judicious. Are those catholic words? The mainstream pro-life political cause is often disabled by dissenters who reject a “Faith and Reason” approach.