How
many of the ordinaries of these Catholic politicians will rebuke them
for voting against restoring the Mexico City Policy?
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(Inside Catholic) - Only 6 of the 24 Catholic Senators voted “yea” to
restore the Mexico City Policy. Last week President Obama rescinded the
policy of President Bush, and first instituted by Reagan, not to
provide federal funds to organizations doing abortions overseas.
Six of the
eight Catholic Republican senators voted "YEA," to restore the policy:
Martinez (FL); Brownback (KS); Bunning (KY); Vitter (LA); and two newly
elected senators: Johanns (NE) and Risch (ID).
Two Republican
Catholic senators who frequently vote anti-life with Democrats on life
issues voted against restoring the policy, thus allowing federal funds
to be given to groups providing abortions overseas: Murkowski (AK) and
Collins (ME).
These two
Republians joined 16 Catholic Democrats voting "NAY," including the
“pro-life” Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (PA). Not voting was Sen. Kennedy (MA).
Does it get
any more pathetic than this?
My friend Lisa
Correnti over at www.onenationundergod.org made this comment:
"The erosion
of our Catholic culture is evident in the voting results of these
Catholic senators. We have two choices: to bring them to the truth and
beauty of the Church’s teachings through prayer, and spiritual
direction with their local ordinary, or to vote them out of office.
"Now more than
ever, faithful Catholics must encourage their elected officials to
defend life and ask their bishops to bring these wayward Catholic
politicians into communion with the Church.
"Please go to
Correnti’s web site www.onenationundergod.org and sign the petition to
Cardinal George, president of the USCCB, asking him to tell Catholic
politicians to stop receiving campaign donations from pro-abortion
organizations like NARAL, Planned Parenthood, Emily’s List, and NOW.
"$9,000,000
has been received by sitting Catholic members of the present Congress!
"Here is a
list of the other Catholic Democrats who voted not to restore the
Mexico City Policy: Gillibrand (NY); Reed (RI); Leahy (VT); Cantwell
(WA); Menendez (NJ); Murray (WV); Begich (AL); Dodd (CT); Landrieu
(LA); Harkin (IA); Kerry (MA); McCaskill (MO); Mikulski (MD); Durbin
(IL) and Kaufman (DE).
"Here is a
list of the total contributions made to the senators who voted against
the bill to restore the Mexico City Policy.
"Sen. Claire
McCaskill (D-MO), who assumed office only in January 2007, has accepted
$986,619 from the pro-abortion lobby.
Sen. John
Kerry (D-MA) has received $205,768
“Pro-life"
Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), $327,914.
Sen. Patty
Murray (D-WA), $1,043,301
Sen. Jack Reed
(D-RI), $17,400
Sen. Maria
Cantwell (D-WA), $303,014
Sen. Bob
Menendez (D-NJ), $44,585
Sen.
Christopher Dodd (CT), $31,235
Sen. Mary
Landrieu (D-LA), $326,996
Sen. Tom
Harkin (D-IA), $191,057
Sen. Barbara
Mikulski (D-MD), $367,491
Sen. Dick
Durbin (D-IL), $77,216
Sen. Lisa
Murkowski (R-AK), $24,435
Sen. Susan
Collins (R-ME), $244,360
Question: How
many of the ordinaries of these Catholic politicians will make a public
statement rebuking the Catholic senator from their diocese for voting
against restoring the Mexico City Policy?"