Washington, D.C. – Catholics United executive director Chris Korzen issued the following statement today in response to Catholic senator Joe Biden’s addition to the Democratic presidential ticket.
“Catholics United believes Senator Biden’s selection as vice presidential candidate is a positive development for Americans who respect leaders who have strong religious, family, and personal values. Senator Biden’s well-known commitment to his Catholic faith has inspired his advocacy on issues such as genocide, universal health care, education, workers’ rights, and violence against women. His faith has helped him to find solace during times of tragedy and crisis.”
“We are optimistic that Senator Biden’s history of seeking practical means of addressing abortion will help move our nation beyond the divisive, acrimonious, and unproductive debate that has come to surround the issue. Senator Biden accepts his church’s teachings on human life and can work to advance these teachings in ways that Americans of all political persuasions can support.”
“Catholics United is especially hopeful that operatives on the far right will refrain from using Senator Biden’s faith and the teachings of the Catholic Church as political weapons in the coming campaign. Faith and values should be used to unite Americans behind solutions to the key challenges of this age – war, poverty, lack of health care, and a looming climate crisis – and not as partisan wedges to divide voters.”
posted August 23, 2008 at 5:50 pm
An outstanding choice in what I fear is going to be a closer race than we might have hoped. A man (at last) who can do something other than shout about choice and the right to life. Now, the hardest part of all begins. GET OBAMA/BIDEN ELECTED.
Katharine
posted August 24, 2008 at 11:13 am
Thank you for this comment last night on FOX news they where talking up a stom about how the Catholics should or would respond to this
posted August 24, 2008 at 12:25 pm
The Catholic church forbids abortion. Biden is an abortion supporter. This does not make sense.
posted August 24, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Biden is not an abortion supporter. He simply believes that guns should not be held to heads of women to make sure they stay pregnant.
posted August 24, 2008 at 9:20 pm
“The Catholic church forbids abortion. Biden is an abortion supporter. This does not make sense.”
The Catholic church also teaches against the death penalty. When will the bishops deny communion to a Catholic GOP supporter of this?
posted August 25, 2008 at 7:50 am
“Faith and values should be used to unite Americans behind solutions to the key challenges of this age, war, poverty, lack of health care, and a looming climate crisis…”
I think all of us would agree that we need to find a solution to these challenges. We are not in agreement as to the best way to obtain positive results. We need to work together on these issues.
The Catholic Church has never been nor will it ever be pro-choice. One would expect everyone who professes to be Catholic to work for the right to Life for the unborn as well as finding the best solutions for the challenges of war, poverty, lack of health care, and protecting the planet.