Comments on: Did Romney Just Betray Social Conservatives?

By: MGM

MGM — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:49:04 +0000

Romney might not express the way Catholics do on abortion but he is not as bad as Obama who really say it so proudly that women’s behavior should be protected by providing insurance paid abortifacient drugs in the guise of breast cancer screening and pap smear. How many times a year does a woman need a pap smear or screening? I did this in my doctor’s office.

By: Robert St. James

Robert St. James — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:45:34 +0000

I just pray that all people, especially catholics, would be given the grace by the Holy Spirit to understand that God made them. A man and a woman do NOT create life. God does. We are given the great great gift of sharing in that miracle. And life is not merely the life of the body, which animals can create (and sadley perhaps appreciate more than man), but the life of a soul.

Who made me? God made me.
Why did God make me? To know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him. And to be happy with Him in this world and the next.
Bob

By: Caatherine

Caatherine — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:29:56 +0000

Romney will NOT force religious institutions to pay for abortion inducing drugs, sterilization and birthcontrol, like Obama does. He will defund planned parenthood. That is huge! He is no friend of the abortion indusdry. I am prolife but I think you have to be nuts not to vote for Romney.

By: David Nickol

David Nickol — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:12:42 +0000

You know very well that the issue is not “opposing” contraception.

Mike P.,

You are correct, sort of. (I am not quite sure why I merit a response, since my main point is that for those who are pro-life, Romney is the clear choice.) Both Santorum and Ryan actually oppose contraception, although they are “personally opposed, but . . . ”

However, Ryan introduced a “personhood bill” that theoretically would have banned contraceptives that are “abortifacient” (which, depending on whom you believe, could be basically all of them except barrier methods) as well as banning IVF.

The Catholic Church has been strangely inconsistent, wavering between objecting to the mandate and wanting an exemption, on the one hand, and wanting to scuttle the whole program, even for those who have no objection to it.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:26:49 +0000

Ugh…Is Romney perfect….NO! But is he better on the issue of prolife and religious freedom than Obama….100% YES! I am getting tired of redaing posts from Catholics and others that ask for the perfect litmus test for Romney on this issue. He has said on day 1 if he becomes POTUS, the HHS mnadate goes away. Keep on fiddling folks and Obama (abortion ondemand POTUS) gets back in.

By: Mike P.

Mike P. — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:15:03 +0000

David,

You know very well that the issue is not “opposing” contraception. It is opposing a government regulation that requires all employers to provide contraception, along with sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs, to employees, and an “exemption” that is far too narrow.

Nothing Romney said last night indicated he is suddenly in favor of the mandate. Unfortunately, he was cut off before he was able to explain the rest of his position (he was cut off four times more often than Obama, in fact, and spoke for significantly less time).

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:36:20 +0000

I think the main concern here is that abortion on demand is not for the woman to “choose” who should live or die. So although Mitt may not be perfect in all cases of Catholic doctrine but at least he is the lesser of two evils. And, with his running mate, Ryan, he may come to understand what Catholics are talking about when they say they believe all life is precious.

By: David Nickol

David Nickol — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:03:55 +0000

DOn’t be discouraged by this attempt by the Obama administration to destroy the only cnadidate who at least supports a program that can lead us out of a culture of death. Larry, It is not the Obama administration who is complaining that Romney is not sufficiently pro-life or anti-contraception. If anything, the Obama administration wants to paint Romney as more anti-abortion and anti-contraception than he actually is. But you are correct that Romney is the best candidate those who are anti-abortion or anti-contraception have in this race. In fact, he's the best they are likely to get in any presidential race.

By: Alessandro

Alessandro — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:56:18 +0000

As Larry stated succinctly, Romney is not a perfect candidate for social conservatives or for Catholics, but his positions are preferable to Obama’s. There is just no contest here. Obama supports unrestricted abortion, gay marriage, and then there is the HHS Mandate which the Church is still fighting. That mandate will be a disaster for all religious institutions if it is not overturned. I fail to see how any Catholic, for example, can vote for Obama and not be complicit in moral evil.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:38:07 +0000

At this point I think we ought to consider what is going on. Is Mitt perfect? No he is not; but, he has not advocated or voted to kill babies who survive an attempted abortion. Obama has. Mr. Obama is challenging Religious Freedom and if he succceeds we will be in avery sorry state. Can we have everything we want as pro-life Americans? Not all at once. Yes I oppose contracpeption; but, that issue is not going to be on anyones agenda. We need to do all we can to stop abortion and secure Religious Freedom. DOn’t be discouraged by this attempt by the Obama administration to destroy the only cnadidate who at least supports a program that can lead us out of a culture of death.