US Elex: Abp Kurtz calls Catholics to faithful
citizenship
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis,
during the inflight press conference on his return from Azerbaijan, was asked
how he would counsel the faithful in America and what wisdom would he have them
keep in mind next month when the Presidential election there occurs?
Responding to the question,
the Holy Father said that, “in electoral campaigns, I never say a word. The
people are sovereign. I'll just say a word: Study the proposals well, pray and
choose in conscience.”
The Pope’s answer mirrors
that of Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky and President of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’, who is in Rome this week.
Speaking to Lydia O’Kane,
Archbishop Kurtz said, “…It’s important that our faithful, in fact all people
of good will form their consciences well. The Church is not going to endorse
this candidate or that candidate, never has and certainly will not now and into
the future. But we will talk about those core values that deal with the common
good, deal with the importance of human life and in those cases I think we ask
people to form their consciences well.”
The Archbishop added that the
Church talks about, “engagement in public life that when you do make you
decision to vote, it should not be simply, “how am I going to benefit
personally”, but rather how is this going to affect the common good.”
The US Presidential election
takes place on November 8th 2016.
(Lydia O'Kane)
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