This column by former Senator Rick Santorum appears on todays edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Way to go, Senator!The Elephant in the Room: In praise of Catholic priests who dare to teach and enforce
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a self-proclaimed "ardent, practicing Catholic," had an opportunity last week to meet a fellow ardent Catholic, Pope Benedict XVI.It appears that the pope used the visit to educate a confused Pelosi about the Roman Catholic Church's long-held position on the life issue.
Appearing on Meet the Press just prior to the Democratic National Convention, Pelosi told the country that, over the centuries, the Catholic Church had been unable to define when life begins. "We just don't know," she chirped.
The Vatican's statement after last week's meeting between Pelosi and the pope began: "His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural moral law and the church's consistent teaching on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death."
Pope Benedict did not allow any photos of the meeting, making a second and equally bracing instructional point: Dissenting Catholic politicians who deliberately mislead others about the church's core teachings will not be given another chance to do so by having their picture taken with the vicar of Christ.
The pope heads a long list of church leaders who have used the speaker's comments to teach the faithful. It includes our own Cardinal Justin Rigali.
Pelosi made it easy for the bishops to confront an offense against church teaching, because, rather than state her own position, she misstated the church's position. To the church, this is akin to wearing a "Kick me" sign on your backside. (read more)
2 comments:
I met Sen Santorum several years ago when he was here in DBQ. I was very impressed.
My only disappointment with him was when he supported Spector over his Pro-Life opponant in that primamry. It is good to see him back on the right side of the track.
I really don't know what else politically he could have done. Almost noone splits with their party on issues like this, if the party and president were endorsing Specter, Rick had to also. He would have lost the backing of the party most likely if he hadn't. Or they would have made things very difficult for him. Not that it would have made much difference. But Rick is still young and hopefully should he run for office again, he has learned from it.
When the "pro-life" son of PA's most loved governor in recent memory got the nod to run against Santorum, that was all she wrote.
What really gets me though is that Little Bobby Casey got like 12.2% of the swing vote, and that killed Rick. Those Scumbag rinos are probably also the ones that voted for Barry the Butcher as well.
Pennsylvania voters kill me.
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