I am a little puzzled by this statement, since the Democrat's presidential candidate and platform are pro-abortion too.
The Roman Catholic
group, Fidelis, says Barack Obama's selection of pro-abortion Catholic
Joe Biden to be his V.P. running mate "is a slap in the face to
Catholic voters" and poses a major challenge for American Catholics.
In
a press release sent out overnight, Fidelis president, Brian Burch,
declared that Barack Obama has "re-opened a wound among American
Catholics" by picking a pro-abortion Catholic politician like Joe Biden.
According
to Burch, the American Catholic bishops have made it clear that
Catholic political leaders must defend the dignity of every human
person, including the unborn.
The article goes on to state Joe Biden's "steadfast support for legal abortion" in the US Senate.
This same issue came up in the 2004 election when John Kerry "sparked a
nationwide controversy over whether Catholics who support legal
abortion can receive communion."
The Catholic group's president, Brian Burch stated, "Selecting a pro-abortion Catholic is a
slap in the face to Catholic voters."
According
to Burch, "The American bishops have instructed Catholic voters to
consider many issues, but have characterized the defense of human life
as foundational and have explained that the issue has a special claim
on the conscience of the Catholic voter. This means that a political
candidate like Biden, because of his strong support for abortion
rights, forfeits any claim for support despite his views on other
issues like health care and the economy."
I would agree with Mr. Burch that this issue is foundational.
What I don't quite understand is why would a pro-life Catholic (or a pro-life voter from any other religion) be voting for Barack Obama--the most anti pro-life candidate?
Links:
Brookfield7, Fairly Conservative, Betterbrookfield, Mark Levin, Vicki Mckenna