Posted by
John Kuethe on Monday, April 13, 2009 1:34:10 PM
It is about time that American Catholics saw something other than rhetoric from the Vatican regarding American politicians who claim to be Roman Catholic while openly defying Church doctrine. Nancy Pelosi, the Kennedy family and many other Democrat politicians have not been shy about openly displaying their support for abortion and embryonic stem cell research. Their embrace of the culture of death has been going on for years and the Church has basically turned the other cheek. Finally, Pope Benedict XVI has taken a small step and rejected President Obama’s appointments as ambassadors to the Vatican:
Vatican sources told Il Giornale that their support for abortion disqualified Ms Kennedy and other Roman Catholics President Barack Obama had been seeking to appoint.
Mr Obama was reportedly seeking to reward John F Kennedy's daughter, who publicly gave her support to his election bid. She had been poised to replace Hillary Clinton as New York senator, but dropped out amid criticism that she lacked enough experience for the job. Story
As an American member of the Roman Catholic Church I applaud the Pope for standing firm on the sanctity of life and holding American politicians accountable in some measure for the positions they take. The next battle to be fought over this issue will be the right of Roman Catholic doctors who refuse to perform abortions and pharmacists who refuse to sell the morning after abortion pill. It is their right to refuse, but if the government attempts to force them to perform these heinous duties, there is sure to be tremendous backlash. Perhaps this situation will persuade the Pope to take a long look at the possibility of excommunication of American Politicians who try to force Roman Catholics to go against their core beliefs.