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ELECTION 2016- A
CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE
(2Ch
7:14) And
my people, upon whom my name is called, being converted, shall make
supplication to me, and seek out my face, and do penance for their most
wicked ways: then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins
and will heal their land.
POPE FRANCIS:
"Study the proposals well, pray and choose in conscience."
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TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC PRIEST: Should I Vote for Cyrus or Antiochus?
ARCHBISHOP SAMUEL J. AQUILA: Voting as a Catholic in 2016
ARCHBISHOP CHARLES CHAPUT:
About Those Unthinking, Backward Catholics
THOUGHTFUL ESSAY: Trump: A Far From Perfect Fighting Chance
CNA: Donald Trump's letter to Catholic leaders
TRUMP'S WRITTEN COMMITMENTS ON THE UNBORN
I am committed to:
- Nominating pro-life justices to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Signing into law the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection
Act, which would end painful
late-term abortions nationwide.
- Defunding Planned Parenthood as long as they continue to
perform abortions, and reallocating
their funding to community health centers that provide comprehensive
health care
for women.
- Making the Hyde Amendment permanent law to protect
taxpayers from having to pay for
abortions.
CATHOLIC LADIES BLOG TRUMP
The Fear of Accountability
Why Trump will get my vote
NATIONAL REVIEW: The Case for Trump
EXCERPT Father
Joseph Esper: Living in a Pro-Life Manner
The relationship between words and deeds always becomes especially
timely and important in an election year. Politicians make lots
of promises; they pretend to mean what they’re saying, and voters
pretend to believe them. It’s considered rare and noteworthy when
elected candidates actually keep their promises and remain true to
their principles when in office—and, most of the time, those unusual
persons earn our respect, even if we disagree with them
politically. We have an unusual situation this election year in
that both candidates for president are distrusted by a majority of
their fellow citizens; it’s very easy to find instances in which their
words are not matched by their deeds, and it’s hard to picture either
of them uniting our nation and helping our society turn back to
God. Many Americans are understandably worried, confused, and
frightened, especially those of us who are old enough to remember
election years when it was possible to respect both presidential
candidates, even if we didn’t agree with their positions.
When talking about hypocrisy, we can easily point the finger at
political candidates—but as the saying goes, when we point a finger at
someone else, three of our own fingers are pointed back at
ourselves. This truth is especially relevant on Respect Life
Sunday, which is being observed today (10/2/16). We are
confronted by the question “Do we truly live in a pro-life manner, or
are our fine-sounding words contradicted by our deeds?” We may be
verbally opposed to abortion and euthanasia—but if we are unkind and
uncaring toward the people around us, we’re not really putting our
faith into practice. We may say we’re proud to be Catholic, but
if we’re not active in the Church through our presence, our
contributions, and our service, we haven’t placed God at the center of
our lives. We may believe we’re pleasing to God, but if we’re
nursing any grudges or harboring unforgive-ness toward others, we’re
not listening to the voice of His Holy Spirit. We may consider
ourselves good persons—but if we’re not responding with compassion to
the suffering of people around us, we’re not fooling God, even if we
are deluding ourselves. We may claim to be followers of Jesus,
but if we vote for pro-abortion candidates, we’re not living as His
disciples or demonstrating a desire to be part of His Kingdom.
The late Fr. Paul Marx, founder of the pro-life organization Human Life
International, used to say that if God has indeed numbered the very
hairs of our heads, He certainly keeps track of every vote we cast for
a pro-life, or a pro-abortion, candidate. As Catholics, we will
be judged not only on our beliefs, but especially on our
actions—including those we perform on election day. How terrible
it would be to stand before the judgment seat of God and have to
explain why we ignored the teachings of the Church and voted for
pro-abortion candidates; or why we engaged in hateful thoughts, words
or actions; or why we went along with the values and priorities of this
world, even as we called ourselves Christians. On that day no
excuses, rationalizations, or self-deceptions will be possible; every
act of malice, selfishness, and hypocrisy will be exposed. In
contrast, how happy we will be if it’s shown that our daily actions
were consistent with our religious beliefs, that our treatment of
others truly was rooted in our love for God, and that our efforts to
live as followers of Jesus bore fruit in every area of our lives,
including in the voting booth.
Ladder
of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 7- "On Joy-Making Mourning"
33. Stripped by the
fear of God, let us train ourselves
in all these ways, and acquire for ourselves pure and guileless tears
over
our dissolution. For their is no dissimulation or self-esteem in them,
but on the contrary there is purification, progress in love for God,
washing
away of sin, and dispassion.
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