tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005502.post400795988667470719..comments2023-11-28T13:30:46.120-05:00Comments on Leonardo's Notebook By Mattheus Mei: The Pope and ObamaMattheus Meihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07629195495902678804noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005502.post-15082056515314585902008-05-11T23:03:00.000-04:002008-05-11T23:03:00.000-04:00To Gashwin, it's an important point to say that hi...To Gashwin, it's an important point to say that his pro-abortion stance is a stumbling block to your consideration of this candidate which means that you're looking at not just the pro-abortion issue, but also this candidates <I>entire platform</I> which in many other cases do line up with Catholic social teaching. To Anon it's important to remind you of the following from <A HREF="http://catholicsforobama.blogspot.com/2008/05/voice-from-pews.html" REL="nofollow">Catholics for Obama</A>:<BR/><I>The Catholic Church teaches that Catholics have a moral obligation to inform their consciences and participate in political life. <B>The Catholic Church does not tell Catholics for whom to vote nor endorse single issue voting. </B>See "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States."</I><BR/><BR/>At the very least at least this candidate admits that there is a moral component to the Abortion issue, granted he wasn't reared in the Catholic faith and so is not informed by our doctrines, but the very fact that he believes there is a moral component to the issue and that such a decision should be informed not only by one's own <I>reactions</I> but also by consultation with ones family and religious authorities. Remember that the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade will not be a watershed event as much as a symbolic event because then it'll be left up to the states to decide the issue, and most if not all states will allow abortion in some manner or another (recall the "raped mother, incest" clause as approved by republicans and John McCain). <BR/><BR/>As to the kind of Hope Mr. Obama is offering... it's not a hope that he's whipped up from out of no-where, it's something he's tapped into deep within the psyche of the American people that somehow after the past eight years (and some would say 20 years) of having our constitution trampled our rights abrigdged our national heritage as a beacon of the very hope within us tarnished that people want a change. People are hoping for a brighter future.Mattheus Meihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629195495902678804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005502.post-52444635448065829222008-05-10T19:51:00.000-04:002008-05-10T19:51:00.000-04:00I'm with you on Obama and the abortion issue, gash...I'm with you on Obama and the abortion issue, gashwin. It's a huge sumbling block for any Catholic who takes their faith serioulsy, and belives what the Church teaches. That "hope" word reminded me of a bumper sticker I've seen: "A nation that kills it's own children is a nation without hope" -John Paul II. <BR/><BR/>It makes you wonder just what kind of hope Obama is really striving for, if he can't even stand up and fight for the most defenseless in our society?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12005502.post-89905692189283429932008-04-20T21:35:00.000-04:002008-04-20T21:35:00.000-04:00Hardly an offensive comparison. :) But, appearance...Hardly an offensive comparison. :) But, appearances aside, where is the real substance? :) <BR/><BR/>I'm not yet convinced by Obama. That's unfair, because I haven't really paid much attention. The solidly pro-abortion thing is a huge block for me, for sure. Anyway, once there is a final candidate for the Dems, I'll decide who to support. With my dollars, since I can't vote. :)Fr. Gaurav Shroff https://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.com