Sunday, June 21, 2009

Will I go to hell if I voted for Obama?

CINOs
Do Most Catholic Bishops Support Obama?

Liberal Catholics (aka CINOs) are saying that bishops who condemned Obama's appearance at Notre Dame University, and who've called for pro-abortion rights politicians to be denied communion constitute a minority  of the roughly 275 U.S. Catholic bishops.  
Here's my question to Catholics, like O'Brien, who allege that outbursts of anti-Obama sentiment by some bishops has left the majority of U.S. bishops " shaken, even embarrassed": Is there any hard evidence for that case?

O'Brien cites one retired bishop who publicly broke ranks with the anti-Obama-at-Notre Dame bishops. That's a thin reed on which to claim that most Catholic bishops reject the hard-line anti-Obama statements coming from some of their ilk. I'd like to see some real evidence for this theory, widely held by liberal Catholics. For me, the silence of most U.S. bishops doesn't suffice. [Article]

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Notice that CINO's think of their religion as a democracy.

They disregard the fact that in this case, the power does not flow up from the people, as it would in a democracy. It flows DOWN, from God.

If you want leadership that changes policy willy-nilly, based on what the people have seen on TV, look to government. If you want consistent leadership with long-standing principles, try religion.

CDR J said...

Only some religions, Anonymous. Catholics, Orthodox and others have been fairly consistent in the key principles. Others, such as the Church of England, seem to act like weather vanes, pointing wherever the winds are blowing today.

MCPO Airdale said...

Silence, in this case, is not agreement. I wish the Holy Father would make clear how this should be addressed.

Anonymous said...

A Catholic guy goes into the confessional box. He notices on one side a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap. On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest Cuban cigars. Then the priest comes in.

"Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting these days."

The priest replies "Get out. You're on my side."

Tim

Hispaman said...

Catholics always loved socialism, were anti-american, anti-israel and anti-capitalism (that protestant thing, Belloc:Reformation “was the rising of the rich against the poor”).
At least that's true in Europe.

Gayle Miller said...

I am a lifelong Catholic, thoroughly patriotic, thoroughly anti-abortion (it has never been something that is optional for Catholics) and think those dizzy dunces who are chastising the clearly right-thinking bishops who condemned the honorary degree for baby-killer Hussein Obama should have their mouths ducttaped shut in perpetuity! The great thing about being a Catholic is that the rules are the rules and there is no wiggle room - you know where you stand always. If you are honest. Those Catholics claiming there IS wiggle room are not really good Catholics.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

Huzzahs to you Gayle. (But what was that no meat on Friday deal?)

molonlabe28 said...

Catholic clergy believe that, because they live in a socialst environment, we should do so.

They completely ignore the fact that socialism and communism CREATE (and not alleviate) poverty.

But that's nothing compared to voting for a genocidal pro-abortion candidate.

For that, they will have to answer to someone greater than us.

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