In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
If you are Catholic and vote for Bush you can't get communion - Bishop Sheridan
Bishop Issues Strong Anti-Abortion Edict
DENVER - Catholics who vote for politicians in favor of abortion rights, stem-cell research, euthanasia or gay marriage may not receive Communion until they recant and repent in the confessional, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Colorado Springs said.
Bishop Michael Sheridan's pronouncement was the strongest yet from a U.S. bishop in the debate over how faith should influence Catholics in this election year.
The discussion of withholding Holy Communion had previously been limited to politicians themselves.
Sheridan made his remarks in a May 1 pastoral letter published in the diocese's newspaper. He said he singled out abortion, stem-cell research, euthanasia and gay marriage for criticism because they are "intrinsically evil."
The letter was sent to each parish in the diocese, including 125,000 Catholics in 10 counties.
In an attempt to make Catholicism a GOP only religion Bishop Sheridan selectively chooses the "sins" a politician (and thus his/her supporters) can not support.
He also proves he is a moron. True Bush out lawed stem cell research in American (moving more jobs out of the country, plus the proceeds from any potential patents out of the country, typical Bush decison: bad for jobs, bad for lives, bad for the economy, and good for religious nuts) closing a channel of investigation that not only has the potential of saving thousands of lives, but potentially even leading to cures for altheimers and spinal cord injuries. Both Nancy Reagan and Superman are pissed at Bush for that. But Bush is the commander and chief of the armed forces, and the Pentagon is funding stem cell research in Sweden. So, Bush is directly funding stem cell research, just not in America, so he's a sinner and a hypocrite. So according to Bishop Sheridan, a vote for Bush is a vote not to receive communion.
Isn't interesting though that Sheridan has no problem having people vote for people who started a war in Iraq, a war the Pope was strongly against. And hey, doesn't the Catholic church not like capital punishment? Maybe, but Bishop Sheridan is cool with that. Hell, to him I guess gay marriage is a lot more dangerous than an unjust war that has killed 10,000 people.
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