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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat I can't figure out is, why hasn't a bishop come out publicly to deny Santorum communion?
Like you, I have serious misgivings about a "moral" candidate for the presidency (i.e. Santorum) defending torture techniques. From the official Catechism of the Catholic Church (2297): "Torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten opponents, or satisfy hatred is contrary to respect for the person and for human dignity." What I can't figure out is, why hasn't a bishop come out publicly to deny Santorum communion? When John Kerry was running for president, no less than future pope Ratzinger stated that Kerry should be denied communion, which he ultimately was. Where is Ratzinger now? Where is Raymond Burke? Sean O'Malley?
Rick Santorum (and Gingrich, too) hold many more stances that directly violate the Catechism than Kerry did. Why do you think they've been silent on the two death penalty-endorsing, torture-praising, social welfare-cutting Catholics who could potentially be our next president?
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/02/the-moral-scandal-of-rick-santorum-and-enhanced-interrogation-techniques-ctd.html
atreides1
(16,039 posts)Because all that matters is the church's agenda against women...
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)the bishops don't worry as much if it's folks of a different faith that are being tortured. Beyond that, they probably worry about losing some of their flocks if there was the appearance of sympathies to muslims.
Arkansas Granny
(31,476 posts)We've suspected for a long time that the "unborn" are more important political issue that the already born. This just seems to strengthen that suspicion.
dgibby
(9,474 posts)but he's probably a heavy donor.
libinnyandia
(1,374 posts)southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)CatholicEdHead
(9,740 posts)in that it has been declared a black and white issue (often lots of grey area before it happens in real life) by the bishops. Torture is a official grey area and "people of good will" can disagree on it. "People of good will" is inside Vatican speak (now brought to local parishes) to refer to just "faithful" Catholics (who follow Rome 100%).
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)rurallib
(62,328 posts)bottom line: the church is a big business.
At the time kicking Kerry seemed like a good business decision.