Posted by
Augsal on Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:45:18 PM
I wish to speak today on the incompatibility of Catholics and voting for Sen. Obama or any candidate supporting the Democrat Party platform.
In the Saddleback Forum a week ago Sen. Obama referenced the Gospel of St. Matthew: “I think America’s greatest moral failure in my lifetime has been that we still don’t abide by that basic precept in Matthew that whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do for me.” I don’t know about you but when I think of the “least of my brethren” my mind quickly envisions a child, a baby, an infant. These are the most innocent and helpless of our society, but when Sen. Obama had the chance to protect an infant that survived an abortion he voted against a bill which would have protected that child. I really don’t need to elaborate or try to explain any further, I think you see my point. Whatever Sen. Obama says, and he does it a lot, he needs three or four more attempts to explain himself. Rev. Wright and Racism, Refusing to Wear an American Flag lapel pin, the mix-up on why he couldn’t meet with wounded American soldiers in a US Army hospital in Germany. WE always seem to be misunderstanding or misinterpreting him. The list goes on and on. When asked about “When does life begin?” Sen. Obama answered: “Hmm, Hum, Ugh! Ugh! Humm! Well, that question can be answered one of two ways, theologically or scientifically and it’s well above my pay grade.” Well, Sen. Obama did neither. He couldn't answer the question or wouldn't answer is more like it. Sen. McCain, on the other hand, answered straightforwardly- “Life begins at conception.” At 47 years old, Sen. Obama still doesn’t know how to answer that simple but important question. You would think that someone who has risen to the level he has, would have at some point in his life, pondered such a profound question, especially after witnessing the birth of two daughters. Let’s face it, he knows exactly when life begins, so does Sen. Kennedy, Sen. Kerry, Sen. Clinton and every other person with a human conscience. The fact is they are willing to forego their consciences for the sake of political power, for the sake of VOTES. St. Thomas More once said that “When a statesman foregoes his conscience, he leads his country down the quick road to chaos.” The United States has been going DOWN this road for the last 40 years.
The views of Sen. Obama and the platform of the Democrat Party on social issues such as Abortion, and Homosexual Marriage basically disqualify them from receiving a Catholic vote. These two issues alone bear a moral gravity which supersedes all other social issues such as poverty, capital punishment, and immigration. I will even go so far as to say that the issue of Abortion alone is the litmus test for a Catholic and even a Christian voter. To rationalize the killing of an innocent life in the womb is intrinsically evil. It denies the overall authority of God, who alone is the ruler of life and death. When we as a society begin to judge who is worthy of life then we have condemned ourselves. The “least” in this case is clearly the baby in the womb! When we die, we will be judged on how we answered the cause of defending the life of the most innocent at their most vulnerable stage.
Abortion is the “Slavery” issue of our time. The country is divided right down the middle politically. It is the issue which will, one way or another, take control of the conscience of this nation. Slavery was an abomination and had to be rooted out of the heart of this country, simply because it contradicted the most basic principle of a person’s Human Dignity. Abortion reduces the status of an infant in the womb to a “non-person” just as the Negro Slaves were considered non-persons, unworthy of US citizenship.
The American Bishops are mandated by Church law not to publicly endorse a political candidate, but they are obliged to aid in the formation of a Catholic Conscience among their faithful. They are sorely lacking in this regard. The US Catholic Bishops have shown themselves to have the spine of a jelly fish and bordering on cowardice. I, on the other hand have no hindrances in promoting my views. My dear fellow Catholics and Christians, in good conscience you cannot vote for the Democrat Candidate in this Presidential Election. Sen. McCain is the only Choice, we as Catholics and Christians have on November 4, 2008.