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Catholics and Political Responsibility
Catholics and Political Responsibility
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updated February 27, 2008
"To claim the right to abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance: that of an absolute power over others and against others. This is the death of true freedom..." [Evangelium Vitae 20]
Featured on this section are documents, articles and comments that offer insights on issues involving the political responsibility of Catholics and whether Catholics who publicly oppose fundamental Church doctrine should receive the Church's sacraments. (Unless otherwise indicated, click title to go to the complete version on this site.)
Posted February 27, 2008
Statement of Principles Regarding Catholic Institutions, Sanctity of Life and Political Engagement [click title for updates on The Cardinal Newman Society website]
With respect and concern for our fellow Catholic laity and clergy, and on behalf of the Catholic organizations which we represent, we the undersigned urge our fellow leaders of Catholic schools, universities, hospitals, charitable organizations, advocacy groups, media and other institutions to refrain from all activities that provide a public platform to, or imply support or even neutrality toward, political leaders and candidates who advocate positions on serious moral issues that are clearly contrary to Catholic teaching, most especially the Church’s reverence for the sanctity of all human life from conception to natural death.
By this shared practice, we seek to affirm what the U.S. bishops have already taught. In November 2007, the bishops noted that “not all issues are equal” in politics: “The direct and intentional destruction of innocent human life from the moment of conception until natural death is always wrong and is not just one issue among many. It must always be opposed.”[1]
We are concerned about reports of certain Catholic institutions hosting and even participating in events that feature such political leaders and candidates. Some Catholic colleges and universities, in particular, have recently hosted or sponsored political rallies, stump speeches, and debates featuring candidates who support public funding for abortion and embryonic stem cell research, support laws to keep abortion legal, and otherwise threaten innocent human life.
Catholics are called to full participation in political life. “By fulfilling their civic duties, ‘guided by a Christian conscience,’ in conformity with its values, the lay faithful exercise their proper task of infusing the temporal order with Christian values, all the while respecting the nature and rightful autonomy of that order, and cooperating with other citizens according to their particular competence and responsibility.”[2] Catholic institutions, too, share in the lay vocation to transform the world, in “fidelity to the Christian message as it comes to us through the Catholic Church."[3] The unique mission of Catholic institutions—as Catholic—is to assure in an institutional manner a Christian presence in society, in service to humanity and to the Catholic Church. Catholic institutions promote peace, justice, charity, individual rights, and the common good in conformity to Catholic moral and social teaching.
Too often, however, some Catholic institutions pursue a misguided engagement with public policy and politics that compromises and even undermines their Catholic mission. Catholic institutions should engage the culture from a faithfully Catholic perspective, not a position of neutrality. Political engagement does not require partisanship or endorsement of particular candidates. But it also does not require secularization, by which Catholic institutions accept moral relativism and simply mirror secular culture.
We call on Catholic institutions to join us in finding opportunities—appropriate to the nature and mission of each institution—to engage in political and public policy dialogue by publicly proclaiming Catholic teaching, especially on issues related to human life and marriage.
The U.S. bishops have said: “The Church is engaged in the political process but should not be used. We welcome dialogue with political leaders and candidates; we seek to engage and persuade public officials. Events and ‘photo-ops’ cannot substitute for serious dialogue.”[4] But events and photo-ops hosted by Catholic institutions are all too common. Instead of engaging political leaders and candidates on the great moral questions of the day, these moral concerns are set aside in the pursuit of public attention and prestige.
We call on Catholic institutions to join us in refusing to honor or provide a public forum for any political leader or candidate who acts “in defiance of our fundamental moral principles.”[5] This includes any politician who undermines a “culture of life” by advocating public policies to permit or support abortion, physician-assisted suicide, embryonic stem cell research, or any other threat to innocent human life. It also includes politicians who would threaten the institution of marriage.
Examples of honors and public platforms include awards, honorary degrees, honored position at public events, graduation and commencement addresses, lectures, debates, rallies, and fundraisers.
We affirm what the bishops have already taught about the obligations of Catholic institutions. Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio objected to a pro-abortion politician’s campaign speech at a Catholic university, noting that “Catholic institutions are obliged to teach and promote Catholic values in all instances.” This obligation is “especially important” when Catholic institutions are relied upon “to provide leadership and clarity to the often complicated and conflicting political discourse.”[6] Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester, Mass., has taught that “to be a Catholic institution means that such an institution conducts its mission and ministry in accord with Catholic Church teaching, especially in cases of faith and morals.”[7] Several bishops have publicly opposed Catholic events featuring pro-abortion politicians, including Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s boycott of a charity fundraiser[8] and Baltimore Cardinal William Keeler’s refusal to attend a college commencement ceremony.[9]
To provide honors or public platforms allows such individuals to use Catholic institutions for the advancement of their political and public policy objectives. To some, it may imply Catholic support for those objectives, or at least diminished concern about the threat they pose to innocent human lives. It lends the resources and facilities of Catholic institutions to those who would defy our fundamental moral principles.
Catholic institutions and their leaders and supporters have a moral obligation to represent the highest goals of Catholic citizenship. It is essential that they fulfill that obligation independent of any political or economic gain or loss.
Organizational Endorsements
Ave Maria Radio
Al Kresta, President & CEO (also Host, “Kresta in the Afternoon”)The Cardinal Newman Society
Patrick J. Reilly, PresidentCatholic Education Foundation
Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., Executive Director (also Publisher, Newman House Press; Publisher & Editor, The Catholic Response)Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute (C-FAM)
Austin Ruse, PresidentCatholic League for Religious & Civil Rights
William A. Donohue, Ph.D., PresidentCatholic Medical Association
Kathleen M. Raviele, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., Board PresidentCatholics United for the Faith
Mike Sullivan, PresidentConfraternity of Catholic Clergy
Rev. John Trigilio, Jr., Ph.D., Th.D., PresidentFellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS)
Curtis A. Martin, PresidentFidelis
Brian Burch, PresidentHuman Life International
Rev. Thomas Euteneuer, PresidentMorley Publishing Group, Inc.
Deal W. Hudson, Ph.D., President (also Director, InsideCatholic.com)National Association of Private Catholic & Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
Eileen Cubanski, Executive DirectorRachel’s Vineyard Ministries
Theresa Burke, Ph.D., L.P.C., N.C.P., and
Kevin Burke, M.S.S./L.S.W., Co-FoundersSeton Home Study School
Mary Kay Clark, Ph.D., PresidentSociety of Catholic Social Scientists
Stephen M. Krason, Ph.D., PresidentThomas More Law Center
Richard Thompson, Esq., President & Chief CounselWomen for Faith & Family
Helen Hull Hitchcock, PresidentNotes:
[1] United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States (Washington, D.C., 2007)
[2] Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life (Vatican, 2002)
[3] Pope John Paul II, Ex corde Ecclesiae: The Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities (Vatican, 1990)
[4] United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States (Washington, D.C., 2007)
[5] United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholics in Political Life (Washington, D.C., 2004)
[6] Most Rev. Jose Gomez, Archdiocese of San Antonio, “Statement Concerning the Appearance of Senator Hillary Clinton at St. Mary’s University” (Feb. 12, 2008)
[7] Most Rev. Robert McManus, Diocese of Worcester, “Regarding Teen Pregnancy Conference at the College of the Holy Cross” (Oct. 10, 2007)
[8] “O’Malley Won’t Attend Charities’ Dinner,” The Boston Globe (Nov. 24, 2005)
[9] “Keeler to Boycott Loyola Graduation,” The Baltimore Sun (May 19, 2005)
Posted February 21, 2008
The State of the Union of Faith and Politics by Sheila Gribben Liaugminas, Eastertide 2008
Posted January 30, 2008
Influential Catholics Criticize "Call for Civility" in Politics -- C-Fam Press Release January 21,2008
Posted November 2007
Bishops' document to offer new guidance on Catholics' political role
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS)"Rejecting a political climate based on "powerful interests, partisan attacks, sound bites and media hype," the U.S. bishops call Catholics to "a different kind of political engagement" in a document to be voted on during their fall general meeting Nov. 12-15 in Baltimore.
"That engagement must be "shaped by the moral convictions of well-formed consciences and focused on the dignity of every human being, the pursuit of the common good and the protection of the weak and vulnerable," they said.
"The 37-page "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility From the Catholic Bishops of the United States" was developed by seven committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and must be approved by two-thirds of the USCCB membership.
"The bishops also are to vote on a shortened version of the text, designed for use as a parish bulletin insert.
Click here for the complete article.
Posted June 12, 2007
Stem cell debate a question of conscience
By Cardinal George Pell
June 10, 2007 01:00am
Article from: News.com.au"The Catholic Church supports adult stem cell research and remains opposed to the destruction of human life at any stage after conception.
"Embryonic stem cell research requires such destruction.
"While I regret the Legislative Assembly passed the cloning bill and hope the Legislative Council will decide differently, we all accept the parliament makes the laws.
"Some supporters of the cloning bill made little attempt to argue that it was right to create and then destroy human embryos, but claimed that this evil was outweighed by the cures for diseases which would follow.
"This is not a justifiable line of argumentation, but the promised cures have nowhere materialised from embryos.
"Seventy-two diseases and conditions have been helped by stem cells, but they were all adult stem cells.
...
"A few intolerant politicians want to ban religious argument in public life, so that the only permissible reasoning will be irreligious or anti-religious.
"A few politicians, trumpeted their Catholicity as they publicly rejected Catholic teachings; this is not good logic.
...
"All Catholics who continue to reject important Catholic teachings - even in areas such as sexuality, family, marriage, abortion, euthanasia, cloning where "liberals" claim the primacy of conscience rules - should expect to be confronted, gently and consistently, rather than comforted and encouraged in their wrongdoing.
"Certainly, every Catholic politician who voted for this bill should think twice and examine his or her conscience before next receiving Communion.
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Posted May 22, 2007
Posted May 9, 2007
Pope Warns Catholic Politicians who back abortion
While aboard the papal plane May 9, for his first papal visit to Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI commented to reporters that Mexican officials were correct in threatening excommunication to Catholic legislators who support pro-abortion legislation. "They (Mexican Church leaders) did nothing new, surprising or arbitrary. They simply announced publicly what is contained in the law of the Church... which expresses our appreciation for life and that human individuality, human personality is present from the first moment (of life)".
The Pope said parliamentarians who vote in favor of abortion have "doubts about the value of life and the beauty of life and even a doubt about the future".
Link to Reuters May 9, 2007 story
Posted May 4, 2007
Political Obligations, Moral Conscience, and Human Life — Robert P. George -- Voices, Pentecost 2007
Posted February 1, 2007
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 31, 2007 (Zenit.org).-..."Many Catholic politicians ask for clarifications on this type of argument -- if later they wish to act or succeed in acting coherently, is another question.
"In any case Catholic politicians should always remember that they should never give their consent to the introduction of laws that go against moral principles. In cases where such laws are already in force, then they can limit themselves to try to attenuate their reach."
Posted June 6, 2006
Politics, Abortion and Communion, by Monsignor Kevin McMahon Voices, Vol. XXI No. 2, Pentecost 2006
Posted May 23, 2006
FRONT ROYAL, VA, May 19, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Australia's Cardinal George Pell, was in Front Royal, Virginia over the weekend celebrating Mass and giving the Commencement address at Christendom College. LifeSiteNews.com interviewed the Australian Church leader at the college last Friday. This is the second part of that three-part interview. CLICK TITLE ABOVE FOR INTERVIEW
Posted March 3, 2006
Democrats' statement said to arise from politicians' frustration
By Nancy Frazier O'Brien March 2, 2006 CNSWASHINGTON (CNS) -- A new "statement of principles" signed by a majority of the Catholic Democrats in the House of Representatives arose from the politicians' frustration at "the way the church used the holy Eucharist as a political weapon against some elected officials" during the 2004 elections, according to one of the signers.
The statement said the Catholic House members see their faith as a primary motivator for their political actions but are sometimes required by conscience or because of the religious diversity of the U.S. to disagree with the church "in some areas."
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Posted February 15, 2006
In an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch February 15, Honduras Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga called attention to poverty and politics. Tim Townsend, of the Post-Dispatch wrote:
Politicians are a special concern for Rodriguez Maradiaga. "Politics have become an industry in our nation," he said. "People want to become president in order to get rich. We have to recover the dignity of politics, we have to work as Christians to give politicians their ethics back."
In an interview, Rodriguez Maradiaga said an issue recently in the news in the U.S. - bishops in favor of denying Holy Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion rights - is not relevant in Honduras "because those people never come to church."
But, he said, "personally, I could never deny Holy Communion to a person. It would be a public scandal. Those who know they shouldn't be accepting the Eucharist have their own consciences. In my capacity as a pastor, I would never decide that for someone else."
Cardinal Rodriguez Maridiaga, 63, is archbishop of Tegucigalpa. His name was often mentioned last year as a possible candidate for the papacy. The cardinal was in St. Louis for a lecture February 14 at St. Louis University on the effect of globalization on Latin America.
St. Louis P-D: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/religion/story/632506C57587241D8625711600228679?OpenDocument
Posted September 16, 2005
Father John Coughlin, OFM, "Canon Law and the Refusal of Holy Communion to Catholic Political Officials" [Links to Ave Maria Law School Site]
Father Coughlin is a canonist who teaches at Notre Dame Law School. This
paper was given at a conference held in September 2004 in Washington, DC,
sponsored by the Ave Maria Law School.Posted August 26, 2005
Bishop cites "national impact" of denying politicians Communion
By Jerry Filteau
Catholic News Service
August 18, 2005WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Anytime a local bishop denies Communion to a politician because of his stand on abortion, the decision can have "national ramifications," Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pittsburgh said in a statement exploring ways the U.S. bishops could reach a more united approach to such decisions.
...Click title above for the complete article.Posted October 21, 2004
Priests urge bishops not to deny politicians Communion over abortion
An organization of priests in the Milwaukee Archdiocese has urged that the U.S. bishops not refuse Communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion legislation that is contrary to Catholic teaching.Click the title for the complete article
Posted October 6, 2004
James Hitchcock's column "Just Judges" observes that a crucial consideration in the forthcoming election is the presidential appointment of judges.
Posted September 30, 2004
Canon Law expert says bishops should deny Communion to pro-abortion Catholic politicians
from Catholic News Agency (CNA)
Giving a pro-abortion Catholic politician Communion contravenes Canon Law and creates a source of scandal
for all believers, said canon law expert Fr. John J. Coughlin, OFM, at a scholarly conference Sept. 16.....
His address, entitled "Canon Law and the Refusal of Holy Communion to Catholic Political Officials," was recently made public by the Ave Maria School of Law....
Fr. Coughlin's full remarks can be read at:
http://www.avemarialaw.edu/news/events/conferences/CanLaw-Comm.pdf
Posted September 17, 2004
Vatican dismay: Memo on politicians touches nerve in U.S. campaign
by John Thavis
Catholic News Service - September 17VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger sent out a brief memo in June about politicians and Communion, he probably never imagined it would ignite a heated discussion about Catholics and voting.....
"The memo was certainly not intended to clear the way for Catholics to vote for candidates who are in favor of laws permittng abortion or euthanasia, but rather to clarify that the simple act of voting for such candidates might not per se justify one's exclusion from Holy Communion," said U.S. Dominican Father Augustine DiNoia, undersecretary ofthe Vatican's doctrinal congregation....
Click title of the story for the complete version.
Not on the radar: No one at Vatican asks about Bush, Kerry
By Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service - September 3VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With a tight race for the White House under way, U.S. bishops visiting the Vatican found it a bit strange than no one asked them for their opinions on who the next president will be.
"It's just not on their radar," said Bishop John B. McCormack of Manchester, N.H., Sept. 2, the last day of the Republican National Convention in New York.
"I'm really surprised no one is asking," said Ukrainian Bishop Basil H. Losten of Stamford, Conn....
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A Brief War Primer -- by James V. Schall, S. J.
Editor's Note: Since September 11, 2001, the United States and other countries have been involved in what has been termed a "war on terrorism". There has been much serious discussion among Catholics, especially after the war in Iraq began, about the justification for war, and the present conflict in particular.
In his essay , Father James Schall, professor of politicial science at Georgetown University, offers insightful observations on this unique conflict, which he says is "at its heart a 'civilizational' war". The essay is published here with the author's permission.
Click Title for ArticleKerry and the Future of American Religion -- by Thomas C. Reeves
July 11, 2004As reprinted from the History News Network. Thomas C. Reeves is Senior Fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute.
"....The approach of the Left toward Christianity was firmly established in 1789, in France. When the Left took over the Democratic Party in 1972, the assault proceeded on the national level in this country. Kerry appears prepared to follow the historic pattern."
(Click title to go to complete article.)Personally Opposed -- to what?
James Hitchcock column -June 27, 2004"Personally I am opposed to abortion, but I will not impose my views on others." This has become the favorite mantra of some Catholic politicians, but it does not stand up to analysis.
(Click title to go to complete article.)
Senator John F. Kennedy's Address to the Houston Ministerial Association
In his historic campaign address in September 1960, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy famously proclaimed, "I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Party's candidate for President who happens also to be a Catholic. I do not speak for my church on public matters--and the church does not speak for me.
" Whatever issue may come before me as President--on birth control, divorce, censorship, gambling or any other subject--I will make my decision in accordance with these views, in accordance with what my conscience tells me to be the national interest, and without regard to outside religious pressures or dictates. And no power or threat of punishment could cause me to decide otherwise." (Click title to access complete speech on this site.)Letter from 48 Democratic Congressmen to Cardinal McCarrick
In a letter dated May 10, 2004, 48 Democratic Congressmen state sent a letter to that "We also do not believe that it is the obligation of legislators to prohibit all conduct which we may, as a matter of personal morality, believe is wrong"; but also that "For any of us to be singled out by any bishop by the refusal of communion or other public criticism because we vote in what we believe are the requirements of the United States Constitution and laws of our country, which we are sworn to uphold. is deeply hurtful."
(Click title above to go to complete text of letter and list of signers on this site.)
On Catholic Politicians - PBA ban and pro-abortion activities
Helen Hull Hitchcock - April 18, 2004The USCCB Pro-Life Committee, to its everlasting credit, is posting transcripts of the chilling testimony of physicians who commit Partial-birth Abortions (Excerpt and link provided in their Memorandum below). Committee spokesman, Cathy Cleaver Ruse comments that the issue is "not for some abstract notion of 'choice', but, as the testimony shows, it is for a very real, very cruel, and very painful way of killing nearly viable and even post-viable unborn children.".
But there is evidently a radical disconnect within the conference of bishops -- and it centers on a pro-abortion Catholic presidential contender.
(Click title to go to complete article.)
Politics and Church, Integrity and Hypocrisy
James Hitchcock column - May 1, 2004
Do churches have the right to determine who are members in good standing? The answer seems obvious, but now we are being told that there is a category of people to whom that does not apply. They are, of course, politicians. Several bishops have raised the possibility of denying communion to public officials who support abortion. (Those who call themselves "Vatican II Catholics" might recall that that venerable council called abortion "an abominable crime.")
The objection is that this violates the principle of separation of church and state, in that church officials are dictating how politicians must vote. But that is not precise. I know of no bishop who has simply instructed someone to vote a particular way. Instead they warn that, if a public official votes a certain way, certain consequences may follow. This is merely a fact of life. All our actions have consequences, including some we might not want. Politicians are not entitled to a free ride.
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Catholics and the Election: Why Bother?
By James V. Schall, S. J. - May 14, 2004
...Catholics and the Elections? In the "Introduction" to his 1942 book, Places, Hilaire Belloc wrote, "It is a nice question whether ignorance or stupidity play the greater part in human affairs." Why bother? Mainly, I suppose, to find whether the answer to Belloc's alternative applies to us. "Secular absolutism is becoming the most potent religious force in America." Its success, ironically, is measured by our voting record.
(Click title to access complete version on this site.)
Catholic Politicians, Dissent, and Communion
By Bishop Fred Henry - May 19, 2004
"By sharing in Communion, Catholics testify that they are in fundamental union of heart and mind. On fundamental life issues, Kerry is clearly offside." said Calgary Bishop Fred Henry, who supports US bishops who have called on Catholic politicians to face the consequences of dissent from essential Church teaching on abortion and related life issues.
(Click title to access complete article on this site.)
Catholics and Political Responsibility - almost beside the point
By Father Joseph Wilson - May 21, 2004
"I have watched with interest over these past few weeks, as discussion has raged in the Church over whether or not pro-abortion politicians, and now even those who vote for them, should be admitted to Holy Communion. If you follow the discussion with care, you'll note that this really isn't an in-house, Catholic Church discussion. There are two different Religions talking past each other here."
(Click title to access complete article on this site.)
Catholics for a Free Choice Letter on Bishops and politicians
Frances Kissling, of Catholics for a Free Choice, finds "hope for the church" in the "tacit admission by many bishops that to be pro-choice on the legality of abortion is neither a grave sin nor a cause for denying Communion". Ms. Kissling's organization vigorously opposes Catholic teaching on abortion and other issues, and among other anti-life activities, has worked with Planned Parenthood and the UN Population Fund to undemine the Church's influence in Latin America.
---------------June 3, 2004 - Letter to the editor Newsday
Hope for church
The electoral season is upon us again, and in no place do we see more backroom politicking than in the diocesan chanceries around the country ["Bishops' order debated," News, May 25].
The article accurately describes the discomfort many feel when bishops use Communion as a political weapon against pro-choice Catholic politicians. Recent studies show that most American bishops share this discomfort. Research from Catholics for a Free Choice reveals that when it comes to dealing with Catholic politicians who do not vote as the church hierarchy wishes, bishops are forging their own path rather than pandering to the wishes of conservative Catholic organizations.
The vast majority of bishops and dioceses have either been silent on the issue or have indicated that they would not deny Communion to policy makers who vote pro-choice. It would seem that the most interesting aspect of the current debate is the tacit admission by many bishops that to be pro-choice on the legality of abortion is neither a grave sin nor a cause for denying Communion. Perhaps there is some hope for the church after all.
Frances Kissling
Washington, D.C.
Newsday Editor's note: The writer is president of Catholics for a Free Choice.
Access on Newsday.com web site: http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/opinion/ny-vpqltr033830042jun03,0,3613853.story?coll=ny-opinion-archive
Political Orphans -- How the Democratic Party Left Traditional Believers Behind -- by James Hitchcock --
This article originally appeared in Touchstone, April 2003, and is reprinted here with the author's permssion.
Vatican Statements Canon Law - Dccuments - Cardinal Ratzinger's memorandum
US Bishops' Conference Statements
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