We are a group of committed Catholics who have responded to our faith tradition by speaking out against those politicians who hide behind religion while advancing policies antithetical to the call of conscience. [more]
We are a group of committed Catholics who have responded to our faith tradition by speaking out against those politicians who hide behind religion while advancing policies antithetical to the call of conscience. [hide]
Working to oppose any effort to bring the death penalty to our state. Former Governor Mitt Romney proposed legislation in 2006 to kill "just a few people" under "stringent conditions" for purposes of advancing his presidential ambitions at a time of falling crime rates nationally. As Catholic Christians, we have been called by our bishops to stand in unwavering opposition to state-sponsored killing.
Seek to encourage a constructive dialog between the Massachusetts Catholic Conference and the large scientific community here over the therapeutic prospects and ethical imperatives related to stem cell research.
In a state with the nation's greatest hospitals, we are working with our legislators to advance the Democratic Party goal of providing affordable health care coverage to all citizens of Massachusetts.
Reaching across religious lines to unite progressive communities within many faith traditions here to address intolerance and promote a shared vision of a more just society.
Working closely with the State Democratic Party and our bishops, priests, sisters and other religious to bring better mutual understanding about the concerns of Catholics--economic issues, abortion, the strengthening of our parishes, and support for community life.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
"It is necessary to recover some basic aspects of finances, such as the primacy of labor over capital, of human relationships over purely financial transactions, and of ethics over the sole criterion of efficiency," Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican's apostolic nuncio to the United Nations.
