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Meeting Catholic reporters, Obama calls for 'seamless garment' of social action
Said the President, "I know the potential that the bishops have to speak out forcefully on issues of social justice...[Cardinal Bernardin] was very consistent in talking about a seamless garment and a range of issues that were part and parcel of what he considered to be pro-life, that meant that he was concerned about poverty, he was concerned about how children were treated, he was concerned about the death penalty, he was concerned about foreign policy. And that part of the Catholic tradition is something that continues to inspire me." more » |
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World hunger now afflicts 1 billion, with profound implications for the sanctity of life
A record one billion people suffer from hunger, an increase by 100 million because of the global financial crisis, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization last Friday. Abortion groups like Priests for Life have not commented on this impending loss of life, including that of the unborn who will be lost as a result of world economic conditions. more » |
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Catholic Democrats launches "Pope Greets Hope" Campaign supporting US-Vatican collaboration
The Vatican announced this week that President Obama would visit with Pope Benedict on Friday July 10. Catholic Democrats responded with a Letter of Solidarity praising the Pope and the President for grappling together with a host of compelling world problems. more » |
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Please Read: US Catholic
Bishops' "Faithful Citizenship"
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"Now
more than ever, we must stand up for our enduring principles and
values. We can't lie low while the Republican Party tries to pass
itself off as the party of 'moral values,' at the very time when
it shortchanges America's children, neglects the nation's needy,
and leaves America with trillions of dollars in debt for future
generations to pay off. We must not give the time of day to a party
that mobilizes the hateful reactionary forces of bigotry, greed,
and fear and tries to win elections by fomenting irreconcilable
divisions in our people." - Senator
Edward M. Kennedy
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"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America: They will be met.
"On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
"On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics."
Inaugural Address, President Obama
Cost of the War in Iraq
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