Commentaries on Catholics and Political Life
Address of Senator John
F. Kennedy to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association
Audio and transcript of then Senator Kennedy's remarks regarding his
faith and his candidacy for President of the
Keeping
God in the Closet: Some Thoughts on the Exorcism of Religious Values from
Public Life
An address by Congressman Henry J. Hyde delivered
Remarks delivered at
Catholics,
Politics & Abortion: My argument with Mario Cuomo
Kenneth L. Woodward, religion editor for Newsweek, considers Governor
Cuomo's argument of personal opposition to abortion, yet his failure to
attempt to moderate the Democratic Party's embrace of abortion.
The
Failure of Catholic Political Leadership
Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at
Catholic Politicians and Abortion Funding
Germain Grisez is professor of Christian ethics at Mount
Saint Mary’s University,
My Conscience, My Vote
Congressman David R. Obey addresses his exchange with Bishop Burke regarding
his voting record on life issues. This article was originally published in
Caught Between God and Caesar
Joseph A. Califano Jr. was
American Catholics and the State
Gregory A. Kalscheur, S.J., is an assistant professor at the
Mirror of Justice Weblog
This weblog contains commentary by a number of Catholic academic lawyers who
approach various issues from differing political perspectives.
A
Catholic Votes for George W. Bush
This article by George Weigel appears in the
The Case for Bush This article by Robert Royal was originally published in the October 8, 2004 issue of Commonweal Magazine.
A
Catholic Votes for John Kerry by James R. Kelly (full text not available
online at this time) While the complete text of Professor Kelly's article
is not available online, the arguments presented by Professor Kelly are similar
to the arguments presented in an editorial in the Houston Chronicle Why
Abortion Rate is Up in Bush Years
The Case
for Kerry This article by Thomas Higgins was originally published in the
October 8, 2004 issue of Commonweal
Magazine.
Living with
the GOP argues that the decline in abortions during the Clinton years was
due to enactment of abortion regulations by largely Republican legislatures in
the states, and independent of the economy.
Where are the fruits? Article by Randall K. O’Bannon, Ph.D., Director of Education & Research and Laura Hussey, M.P.M., Special Research Assistant, National Right to Life Educational Trust Fund explaining why Dr. Stassen’s claims that Bush’s policies increased abortion are baseless.
The Case
for None of the Above This
article by Paul Griffiths argues that neither Kerry nor Bush deserve the vote
of faithful Catholics. It was
originally published in the October 8, 2004 issue of Commonweal Magazine.
John
Kerry's Open Mind
Christianity Today profiles the faith of John Kerry.
Our view on abortion, Catholics and politics
A pastoral response to the question, "can a conscientious pro-life
Catholic vote for Kerry?"
Is
There Such a Thing as the "Catholic Vote"?
PBS sponsored discussion involving various views as part of the station's
religion and ethics programming.
The Myth of the Catholic Voter Jody Bottum argues that Catholics are no longer distinctive in their concerns as a voting block.
John Courtney Murray, Contraception, and the "Liberal Catholic" Justification for Abortion
Sacred Monkeys A theologian looks at proper discernment of “proportionate cause.”
A Catechism for the Catholic Voter
Public Witness/Public Scandal
Brief papers presented at the Ave Maria
School of Law conference “Public Witness/Public Scandal: Faith, Politics,
and Life Issues in the Catholic Church,” addressing the controversy over
Catholic politicians who consistently advocate and vote against pro-life
positions.
Catholics in Political Life by Henry Hyde
Congressman Hyde responses to the
Pew Forum on Religion
in Politics
Part of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, this site
provides commentary, links and news related to religion and politics in an attempt
to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and
public affairs.
Transcript of
Archbishop Chaput and NYT Reporter "Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose
Kerry" - A New York Times story based in part on an interview with
Archbishop Chaput. The Archbishop subsequently posted a transcript
of his interview with the reporter for members of his diocese to
evaluate his comments and the reporting of them. I urge you to read
both the transcript and the Times' article.
Bush campaign's outreach to Catholic voters