The following comes from an August 2 Catholic News Agency article:
Catholics need to stop voting for pro-abortion politicians, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson told an international gathering of the Knights of Columbus.
“Pope Francis has emphasized how important it is for Catholics to be engaged in the political process,” Anderson said Aug 2 to the Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus meeting in Toronto. “His words regarding the importance of Catholics being faithful citizens are especially important for us.”
Anderson said politics does not mean partisanship, but a stand for the common good and for moral and religious values that make free, democratic institutions possible.
Foremost among these values, he said, is “the equal dignity of every human life and the right of every person to freely practice their religion.”
He reflected on the political question of whether one should support a candidate attractive for many reasons but who supports abortion.
“Some partisan advocates have sought to excuse support for pro-abortion candidates through a complex balancing act. They claim other issues are important enough to offset a candidate’s support for abortion,” he said.
“But the right to abortion is not just another political issue,” Anderson said. “It is in reality a legal regime that has resulted in more than 40 million deaths.”
He noted that 40 million is a figure greater than the entire population of Canada.
“What political issue could possibly outweigh this human devastation?” he asked. “The answer, of course, is that there is none.”
No excuse for this either: ‘Knights of Columbus Come to the Rescue of Crux’
“In 2010, the leadership of the Knights gave explicit directives not to issue penalties for members who are prominent public figures and support morally corrupt social positions like abortion or gay “marriage.”
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/knights-of-columbus-come-to-the-rescue-of-crux
This is really the heart of the matter. When my local council tried to introduce legislation at the California State Convention allowing for the expulsion of Knights who are public figures and pro-abort/pro-sodomy, the State Council conveniently “lost” our legislative proposal and never gave us a hearing. I have since resigned from the Knights in protest.
TOO BAD CARL ANDERSON IS NOT A BISHOP OR POPE.
Who can we vote for, then?
Praise be to God for the Supreme Knight & his courageous statement. How come ‘others’ here still don’t get it that 40 or 50 M dead babies = to the population of Canada, is the biggest political tragedy this side of heaven?
How come so many Catholics voted for BO, twice? That’s the next largest political tragedy this side of heaven, Catholics willingly voting for Deathocrats.
Pro-life candidates are valued at sites like this: http://www.Catholics4Trump.com
God deliver all of us from pro-death legislators & perpetually confused voters.
Continued,……..this was a general comment mistakenly placed (I clicked the wrong spot) , as an answer to a B1 comment.
PS Don’t forget the 20-40 year impact of the Supreme Court vacancies when voting. If HC gets to pick, that’s it. We are done as a nation.
Not Hillary!
Faithful Roman Catholics are not knee-jerk single issue voters. A pro-life politician who holds other views contrary to Catholic social teaching may not be a good choice for elected office. For example, a candidate could hold a pro-life position but be a fascist or a racist…which is exactly what we have in Trump!
That is nonsense…… Hillary is a LIAR….. among other things….. anyone who would vote for her is nuts….
Do you know him personally? If not, don’t judge and have hope. We “definitely ” can’t have Hillary!
H, What the Elites’ Political Correctness calls fascist/racist, working class realists call protectionism & America first. There is no sin in that as well as no sin in holding to immigration by law = legal. If not, you have a situation like Europe, CHAOS right now which is plain & stupid PC globalism in action. Better think about that PC social justice seamless garment you mentioned. See article by a Swede priest: Wake up! Islamists war on Christians, @ https://www.infowars.com/top-swedish-priest-islamists-have-declared-war-on-christianity/ (One of many if you don’t follow world news.) NEVER HILLARY is more important now that BO has shown his UN globalist hand. Aren’t you afraid? If you are not, you don’t know enough about…
Define fascism and racism, Harold. Sadly, those terms are as twisted as the word love is these days. It is fear of being tagged as racist that has allowed much havoc that should have been corrected. A person’s skin color, race, or sex shouldn’t give them a free pass to anything.
We have a duty to country and common sense.
Too bad that the Knights as an organization will not discipline or dismiss any member who openly advocates for pro-choice or LGBT rights. Of course if abortion is murder, it goes without saying that you cannot in good conscience vote for such a person. All of the other issues as important to the country as they may be are not as important as the issue of legalized murder.
I’m shocked how many people are confused over whom to vote for.
Our Faith is literally under attack by the left–within govt and within the likes of the ACLU.
Soon–and especially if Clinton wins–any nurse, doctor, social worker, hospital, business entity, diocese, etc. that objects to being involved in the taking of another life will not be allowed to practice. That’s millions of caring doctors and nurses that will be denied employment and licensing if they do not participate in abortions, euthanasia, IUD’s etc.
Our First Amendment rights will be abolished in the public square. (You will be able to practice privately of course, but only at home and at Church.)
Trump will protect our true First Amendment…
D’g, It is shocking that people are STILL confused. It makes NO SENSE at all. And you have made some excellent points about what WILL happen with a Clinton win, GOD FORBID, to the entire medical world. Very frightening.
May God bless us with a Trump win. A site you may like is @
http://www.Catholics4Trump.com/
EM: do you know Hilary personally? If not then don’t judge her! Your comment is a logical fallacy. Most voters do not know Clinton or Trump personally. As voters we have a duty to analyze and judge a candidate’s character, temperament and their proposed policies for the nation.
Speaking of lack of character…..Hillary had abortions until her husband (of all people) said, you need a child to help your political ambitions, so she had Chelsie. Hillary is the wanna-be conductor of the Death-o-cratic train. coming for your babies if you are desperate or ‘whatever’ enough to let them be sacrificed at PP, get aboard. Hillary made a mess & was careless re: Bengazis’ security & her response is, “What difference does it make now (4 men died)?” Then there is her careless criminal activity via E mail & server-gate. The list, ENDLESS…The Verdict = NOT FIT for further Service against the country.
Clearly Mr. Trump is a flip flopper. First pro-abort and now supposedly pro-life. He is an opportunist and will say almost anything to get elected!
Clearly many who wish to believe themselves Catholic are flip flopping between common sense and the fear of being labeled uncharitable (or any other name) in order to vote in anti-Christ Clinton.
G, Clearly a flip/flopper that ends up in the PRO-LIFE camp is PREFERRED over a experienced FLOP/flopper which she does so carelessly regardless of the job/responsibilities. I will say she is good @ making money off her GOV. jobs & connections. She HAS said & will DO anything to get elected & she will lie (forever) about what she has done wrong to avoid jail, charges & accountability. Well Trump, you HAVE TO admit this, is truthful to a FAULT! His best feature. Perhaps his truthful nature will be corrupted & he will learn to lie like H. Clinton & be evasive like all the elites he beat in the primaries! There is always hope. Maybe people will like that better as they don’t know how to handle an honest man. It is so rare, most don’t…
Continued…….It is so RARE, most don’t recognize the trait of honesty anymore in politics or others. Sad. There is something about a rich man spending his OWN money to become president that is a very attractive & a generous trait. The very fact that he is NOT as polished as the elite establishment is a big PLUS in character. And he is frugal too, another big plus. Who says a hard working, successful businessman can’t be President? Look at all the other elites he beat with his forthright attitude. Better him with American first values then her with a ME first, a globalist agenda second & us last!
Trump is a disgrace to our country. Everyone knows that he has no plan to bring jobs back to America. He can’t even make his own ties in America.
Do you know that when he finally met with foreign policy experts, he asked 3 times in the span of a few minutes why he can’t use nuclear weapons in Europe. Nuclear weapons, folks.
He wants to dismantle NATO. He is ignorant of the fact that Russia invaded Ukraine 2 years ago. He wants to make the illegal annexation of Crimea OK by US policy. He berates Gold Star families (Kahn), a respected Republican Congressman and war hero who was tortured in Vietnam (McCain), second generation Latino judges, and the highest elected official of his own party (Ryan).
He’s a disaster on wheels.
You are funny! Minor points compared to the clueless opponent who has disgrace herself thru the world. Haha, reset button! None of his rhetoric ever killed people in Benghazi. How about carelessly spilling classified secrets to the world with a server in a rest room? Haha, For all her so called ‘experience’, she can’t do anything right EXCEPT hanging onto her cheating husband’s coat tails. She is Hellary on wheels. Queen of the Death-o-cratic Elite ship….that’s sinking, God willing. Her big plan is to increase middle-class taxes….OH BOY to that! She is unhinged! Betting on a good business man that will & can actually LEARN how to be a politician just based on what he’s done already. Whipped all the other GOP ELITES!…
In a heated contest for President it is hard to get unbiased information about the two major parties. I found this one helpful: htttp://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican. I have looked at several others as well. The democratic platform is much more in favor of abortion, same sex marriage than republican platform. When you get out of the “life” issues, the democratic platform is much more “catholic”: good wages, the right to health care, protection of the environment, and much more. To not vote for for Secretary Clinton because of the abortion issue gives a vote for Trump. The basic low level of knowledge or appreciation for the American history and culture he has exhibited has to be a “no” vote for him. His…
B1, You say, the Death-o-cratic platform is the best for: jobs & wages, & social issues. BUT why then is there UNPRECEDENTED: unemployment, food stamps, zero job growth, bad trade balances & no salary increases, illegal vs legal immigration, etc.under BO? The only person, with skills at building up those very areas NOT just ‘pretend’ to do something that never ever happens is Trump. & It is MUCH more than abortion (though GOD KNOWS 40 M dead babies cry to heaven). HC & global elites are coming for our country. And you say, Trump is low level on history/culture = a no. How about, crooked Clinton for jail argument = a no = never Hillary? WAKE UP.
From TP, good question. Because when Mr. Obama took over 7 1/2 years ago we were on the descent to the worse economic collapse since the great depression. More people are at work today then then (not enough), trade balances are because of the economics of the Bush administration, we are deporting more illegals than ever, salaries haven’t increased because all the jobs Bush let go overseas and now we don’t have manufacturing jobs. Obama was dealt a bad hand. Plus, the un-needed war in Iraq cost us billions. Then there was the Congress who’s leaders said they would not approve anything Obama suggested.
B1, STILL the blame game? Putting everything on Bush &/or congress when this POTUS has had almost 8 years AND the first 2 years of BO’s administration he had BOTH houses of congress in the majority! Silly B1. After that he had the senate in majority with Harry Reid blocking any bill BO didn’t want to see on his desk. Pay attention. The truth is out there. EX: Recently BO requested $$ to fight Zika. Did you hear? To come up with the $$, congress had to remove some funding from the unholy PP budget. Went to him & he did NOT sign it & BO still claims congress didn’t act on ZICA! With the press mostly in BO’s back pocket kissing his rear end is it any wonder you buy the lies, STILL?
B1, Here is the link to the failed Zica bill. The dems refused it but are blaming the rep. AS USUAL.
/www.wnd.com/2016/08/dems-sacrifice-zika-virus-research-for-planned-parenthood/?cat_orig=health/
B1, The link again is —
/www.wnd.com/2016/08/dems-sacrifice-zika-virus-research-for-planned-parenthood/?cat_orig=health
The other one, didn’t work/take.
B 1; Bush econs? The foundation of the 2007 financial collapse was due to policies of the impeached Clinton in 1993. Using the Comm Reinvest Act, Clinton strong armed banks into loaning to minorities so they could buy houses. Many mortgages started going bad and the financials tried to cover their butts against all this junk paper they held. The Repubs during the Bush years tried to expose the mess but the Demons cried RACISM! So it imploded. The comm organizer Obama’s fingerprints are also all over this collapse.
B 1 cont, The impeached Clinton used groups like ACORN, with help from people like Obama, to threaten banks, even invaded bank board meetings. His spearhead was Att Gen Janet Reno, used so Clinton could hide and not look bad (Waco and Elian Gonzalez are other examples of Reno doing BJC’s work). Much of jobs going out of country was due to Clinton’s GATT, NAFTA, etc policies. B1, due some homework and don’t just drink the Demons koolaid!
B1 cont again, Remember when Clinton removed Elian from his Uncle’s closet to send him back to Communist Cuba? SWAT dressed agent with assault weapon. Screaming Elian. Clinton compassion at its finest! Don’t believe Obama’s deportation data. The Border Patrol Union is behind Trump and they know what is being done by Obama to NOT enforce the law.
JDC, I am old enough to remember (a nightmare) that picture of a swat team man & his rifle aimed at the poor young boy Elian hiding in the closet, crying & screaming, frightened to death. Horrid action by the first Clinton administration. Yet, some confused voters can’t wait for the 2nd Clinton administration to take over more of their lives & freedoms. She will finish off the USA as a country & rush to global UN ruling, more then we have now. Funny that her ilk in the press, never discuss that. Pray God deliver us from all evils in all governing bodies.
Wrong to equate 40 M BABY DEATHS to social justice issues or anything else. Stop the bullies @ PP? Vote them out! How did they get so much power anyway? It will continue under Hillary. Pro-life & other critical issues see @ https://www.Catholics4Trump.com/
It is about LIFE & so MUCH more, unless you like the UN global Elites running our country. This is just one of many articles of what is at stake. Let’s NOT become Europe! From a Swede top priest: @ https://www.infowars.com/top-swedish-priest-islamists-have-declared-war-on-christianity/ Put America first. There is no sin in that. We are allowed life, liberty & country by our God & church.
Since the filthy “hippie era,” there are quite often NO CANDIDATES AT ALL that people of my family can cast a vote for! So– you just have to LEAVE THE BALLOT BOX BLANK!! It is a big responsibility! And Our Lord is watching over you, to guide you to do what is right! It is a MORTAL SIN to cast a vote for an IMMORAL POLITICIAN!! We must all work hard to try to restore America to her rightful Judeo-Christian foundations!
It is an EXCUSE that BO was dealt a bad hand. He’s a globalist, like Hillary. Don’t know what that means? Globalist take from richer countries & give to whoever; like Mexico, China & Africa, etc. in our case. Doesn’t sound to bad UNTIL after 8 years of it, the scale starts to tip & the host country (us) slips into a never ending down turn & recession = no jobs & no growth = no future. We are at a critical point where we NEED to put ourselves first so we can turn around the finances, cut trillions in debt & build up trade/jobs. No other country can help if we continue to slip further & have a depression. We need to reverse course & take care of our own people with jobs here, less debt & a booming economy. The American dream =…
Continued:…….The American dream = a better future for all = Trump’s economic plan to put America first, thru trade, jobs & reducing debt. Not to mention helping our vets, military & schools. The road we are on will continue to diminish the USA & IT IS MEANT TO! Trump’s course will reverse that. If Hillary gets in, she will continue to spread our wealth, jobs everywhere while increasing middle class taxes (her words). How much more ‘globalism’ can America afford? And since we all now know the system IS rigged, Trump needs to win in a landslide to overcome everything that the ‘globalist’ will throw at him. God helps us all & especially America. May the dream continue. Vote for Trump or don’t complain later!