Archbishop Charles J. Chaput on the captivity of “Catholic” witness:
[T]he captivity of some Catholics to the agenda of current congressional leaders and the White House proves that faith partisans are not a monopoly of the political right, and that some Catholics have an almost frantic unwillingness to see the abortion issue for what it is—a foundational matter of social justice and human rights. It can’t be avoided in developing our public policies without debasing the whole nature of Christian social teaching. No rights are safe when the right to life is not.
March 20th, 2010 | 12:54 am
[T]he captivity of some Catholics to the agenda of current [] leaders [] proves that faith partisans are not a monopoly of the political [left], and that some Catholics have an almost frantic unwillingness to see the [child abuse] issue for what it is—a foundational matter of social justice and human rights. It can’t be avoided in developing our public policies without debasing the whole nature of Christian social teaching. No rights are safe when the right to life is not.