Rome labels Democrats – Party of Death – Catholic Perspective and Opinion

The Catholic Church recently weighed in on abortion proponents in the United States. The Vatican’s high court is now controlled by American, Archbishop Raymond Burke, who is expected to be more involved when it comes to U.S. policies. Burke, the prefect of the Vatican’s Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature, in an interview with Avvenire (Italian Catholic newspaper), noted that
“the U.S. Democratic Party risked “transforming itself definitively into a party of death for its decisions on bioethical issues.” He then attacked two of the party’s most high profile Catholics — vice presidential candidate Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — for misrepresenting Church teaching on abortion.” Why the disparity between the two major U.S. political parties? “Burke said pro-life Democrats were “rare” and that it saddened him that the party that helped “our immigrant parents and grandparents” prosper in America had changed so much over the years”
This is not the first time that the Vatican has weighed in on US policies. In 2004, John Kerry was denied communion due to his support for abortion. Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are now receiving the same attention (Article regarding Vatican policy on politicians’ who proclaim to be Catholic yet, support abortion.)

The message should be abundantly clear to every Catholic in the United States: One is either a practicing Catholic, or one is a politician and or constituent that supports abortion. If one chooses politics over their own religion, then they forfeit rights under that religion. Christianity does not offer options where abortion is concerned. One finds that the politicians who support abortion - show up in Church (with press in tow) to prove their Catholicism and garner votes - hypocrites - they accept financial support from abortion rights groups, and use their Catholic Identity to procure votes from within the Church.

Pope Benedict outlined divorce and abortion this April “The Church's ethical opinion with regard to divorce and procured abortion is unambivalent and known to all: these are grave sins which, to a different extent and taking into account the evaluation of subjective responsibility, harm the dignity of the human person, involve a profound injustice in human and social relations and offend God himself, Guarantor of the conjugal covenant and the Author of life. Yet the Church, after the example of her Divine Teacher, always has the people themselves before her, especially the weakest and most innocent who are victims of injustice and sin, and also those other men and women who, having perpetrated these acts, stained by sin and wounded within, are seeking peace and the chance to begin anew.” The Pope speaks to the root of Christianity – protect the innocent and allow forgiveness to those who are suffering as a result of being the sinner.

The Vatican, in singling out a single political party, may be overstepping its bounds; the rules of the church, which are to be followed by parishioners, should have indicted politicians who support abortion - regardless of party. As a pro-life, practicing Evangelical Catholic, faith comes before politics; therefore, political choices reflect faith which is a personal choice. One can only resent politicians who use faith to gain votes, while not practicing that faith. When a Kerry or a Biden cammpaign in Church (coverage by the press) - it is a blatant violation of church and state and they have no business crying foul should the heads of the church hand down criticims.