Mathews, Bishop Tobin, Abortion and Kennedy

An interesting brouhaha has broken out over the issue of abortion in recent days in regard to Democrat House of Representative's Patrick Kennedy and the alleged "communion" scandal. And while I would love to link to an absolutely appalling Chris Matthews "interview" of the Bishop, I won't. And the reason I won't is that Matthews was offensive and didn't even bother to address the issue. Just the fact that the Bishop has the audacity to challenge a liberal in public is apparently a problem.

Here is my take. Many of you are aware that I do not believe in abortion. However, that is not the point of our blog so it is something I (and Jake) comment on when timely but do not dwell upon. But when Kennedy and others while campaigning are proud to be Catholic and then when voting in the congress, become zeolots for the abortion culture, I believe it is time for the Church to speak publically.

For too long, the Catholic hierarchy has tolerated the murder for convenience of millions of unborn children. And it has tolerated politicians who claim to be Catholic when convenient for votes but go beyond pure dissent into the world of apostasy when promoting the culture of abortion.

Thank God Bishop Tobin has made the statement he has. And even when Chris Matthews chooses to trash this man who has nothing bad to say about Representative Kennedy and has even said he is praying for him, we should all recognize that the church isn't trying to make policy. It is FINALLY making a statement. And the statement is long overdue.

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