ns "reject Jesus
as their Lord," becoming the latest Catholic leader to offer election
guidance in recent weeks.
The letter from Peoria Bishop Daniel
Jenky hints that President Obama and other Democrats would not revisit
the mandate in Mr. Obama's health care overhaul that birth control be
covered under the health plans of religious employers — a major
political flashpoint earlier in the year.
"This assault upon our
religious freedom is simply without precedent in the American political
and legal system," Mr. Jenky wrote in a letter circulated to clergy in
the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, according to McClatchy. "By virtue of
your vow of obedience to me as your Bishop, I require that this letter
be personally read by each celebrating priest at each Weekend Mass."
"Today,
Catholic politicians, bureaucrats and their electoral supporters who
callously enable the destruction of innocent human life in the womb
also thereby reject Jesus as their Lord," Mr. Jenky continued. "They
are objectively guilty of grave sin."
Last month, Springfield
Bishop Thomas Paprocki indicated he was not saying which party or
candidate to support or oppose, but said in the Springfield Diocese
newspaper that "[t]here are many positive and beneficial planks in the
Democratic Party Platform, but I am pointing out those that explicitly
endorse intrinsic evils."
Meanwhile, in the Rockford Diocese,
Vicar General Eric Barr wrote that "Obamacare marches on, steamrolling
Catholic morality and the First Amendment under its weight. How can
that be tolerated by citizens?"
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A
bishop in Peoria, Ill., has ordered priests to read a letter to
parishioners stating that pro-choice Catholic politicians "reject Jesus
as their Lord," becoming the latest Catholic leader to offer election
guidance in recent weeks.
The letter from Peoria Bishop Daniel
Jenky hints that President Obama and other Democrats would not revisit
the mandate in Mr. Obama's health care overhaul that birth control be
covered under the health plans of religious employers — a major
political flashpoint earlier in the year.
"This assault upon our
religious freedom is simply without precedent in the American political
and legal system," Mr. Jenky wrote in a letter circulated to clergy in
the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, according to McClatchy. "By virtue of
your vow of obedience to me as your Bishop, I require that this letter
be personally read by each celebrating priest at each Weekend Mass."
"Today,
Catholic politicians, bureaucrats and their electoral supporters who
callously enable the destruction of innocent human life in the womb
also thereby reject Jesus as their Lord," Mr. Jenky continued. "They
are objectively guilty of grave sin."
Last month, Springfield
Bishop Thomas Paprocki indicated he was not saying which party or
candidate to support or oppose, but said in the Springfield Diocese
newspaper that "[t]here are many positive and beneficial planks in the
Democratic Party Platform, but I am pointing out those that explicitly
endorse intrinsic evils."
Meanwhile, in the Rockford Diocese,
Vicar General Eric Barr wrote that "Obamacare marches on, steamrolling
Catholic morality and the First Amendment under its weight. How can
that be tolerated by citizens?"
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A
bishop in Peoria, Ill., has ordered priests to read a letter to
parishioners stating that pro-choice Catholic politicians "reject Jesus
as their Lord," becoming the latest Catholic leader to offer election
guidance in recent weeks.
The letter from Peoria Bishop Daniel
Jenky hints that President Obama and other Democrats would not revisit
the mandate in Mr. Obama's health care overhaul that birth control be
covered under the health plans of religious employers — a major
political flashpoint earlier in the year.
"This assault upon our
religious freedom is simply without precedent in the American political
and legal system," Mr. Jenky wrote in a letter circulated to clergy in
the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, according to McClatchy. "By virtue of
your vow of obedience to me as your Bishop, I require that this letter
be personally read by each celebrating priest at each Weekend Mass."
"Today,
Catholic politicians, bureaucrats and their electoral supporters who
callously enable the destruction of innocent human life in the womb
also thereby reject Jesus as their Lord," Mr. Jenky continued. "They
are objectively guilty of grave sin."
Last month, Springfield
Bishop Thomas Paprocki indicated he was not saying which party or
candidate to support or oppose, but said in the Springfield Diocese
newspaper that "[t]here are many positive and beneficial planks in the
Democratic Party Platform, but I am pointing out those that explicitly
endorse intrinsic evils."
Meanwhile, in the Rockford Diocese,
Vicar General Eric Barr wrote that "Obamacare marches on, steamrolling
Catholic morality and the First Amendment under its weight. How can
that be tolerated by citizens?"
Read more:
Illinois bishop directs priests to read anti-Obama letter at Mass - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/nov/2/illinois-bishop-directs-priests-read-anti-obama-le/#ixzz2CxUm1C95
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