Catholic bishop in Missouri criticized for letter on voting

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri is urging parishioners to vote for candidates who are anti-abortion, which some critics contend amounts to an endorsement of Republican candidates.

In a letter dated Sept. 14, Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. does not endorse a political party or specific candidates. But he says Catholic voters “would do well to weigh a candidate’s position on each of these essential God-given rights that government has a duty to protect, beginning with the right to life.”

Several people posted social media comments suggesting the letter was political campaigning, which violates the principle of the separation of church and state, KCUR reported. Others suggested Catholic voters need to consider several issues, not just abortion.

Cynthia Spaeth, a member of the Visitation Parish in Kansas City, said she thought the letter was an endorsement of President Donald Trump.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/catholic-bishop-missouri-criticized-letter-164818617.html

[iemitsu]

1. Time to tax the church.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Meh. When Catholics talk about the death penalty, or feeding the poor, do people freak out? Like it

or not, that 1st Amendment allows people to say things we disagree with.

Or only us liberals are allowed to talk shit?

[Eugene]

4. Churches that tell people who to vote for are free go without tax-exempt status.

Feeding the poor is not supposed to be controversial.

When was the last time a death penalty proponent was denied communion?

Anyhow, I more regularly hear pleas for the flock not to get tribal about their politics along the standard prayers for elected officials to act wisely.

[Doreen]

3. Yeah, some 4 years ago my friends priest told the

congregation to vote their conscience ( yeah, probably spelled it wrong. ) Yeah, right.

[demosincebirth]

5. My parish never gets into politics - just the teachings of Christ and the New testament, basicly