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The Bishops will be out in force again
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-becker/green-bay-catholic-bishop-implies-that-voting-for-democrats-puts-ones-soul-in-jeopardy_b_2028493.html
Green Bay Catholic Bishop Implies That Voting for Democrats Puts One's 'Soul in Jeopardy'
Last week Bishop David Laurin Ricken became the latest member of the Catholic hierarchy to enter the political arena when he informed the 300,000-plus members of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., that voting for candidates whose positions contradict any so-called "non-negotiables" of Catholic teaching "could put [one's] soul in jeopardy."
Bishop Ricken's admonition came in the form of a letter posted on the diocesan website and emailed to the offices of every parish. The diocese is also ordering churches to include the letter in their bulletins.
Ricken writes These are areas that are "intrinsically evil" and cannot be supported by anyone who is a believer in God or the common good or the dignity of the human person.
They are:
abortion
euthanasia
embryonic stem cell research
human cloning
homosexual "marriage"
These are intrinsically evil. "A well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program that contradicts fundamental contents of faith and morals." Intrinsically evil actions are those which have an evil object. In other words, an act is evil by its very nature and to choose an action of this type puts one in grave moral danger.