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Cardinal O'Malley on the election

E-mail|Link|Comments (3) Posted by Michael Paulson November 7, 2008 10:54 PM

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston offered his thoughts on the election of Barack Obama as president in his blog today:

"Of course, this past Tuesday was Election Day. I voted in the gymnasium of the Cathedral High School and the line was around the block. It is very comforting to see so many people participate in the democratic process and many people — who in the past would not have voted—this year felt compelled to exercise their rights and duties as citizens. The election of an African-American as president certainly is a historic moment in our history. Hopefully, it indicates that the worst legacies of slavery and racism are behind us. It is also a sign to the world that the majority of Americans do believe in equality and want to promote racial equality in our country and in the world. Our prayer is that the new administration and the new Congress will work for a just and lasting peace and to protect the dignity of human life in all its stages, from the moment of conception until the moment of natural death."

(Photo by David Ryan of the Globe staff.)

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3 comments so far...

Too bad he doesn't believe in equality for women in his church! Apparently he believes equality applies to skin tone, but not to gender.

Posted by stpeteann November 8, 08 01:13 PM

This is the man who (along with all the other bishops) tried to IM-pose his doctrine on secular society, to be dictator. Nope, he gets one vote like the rest of us. Yes, I'm sure he voted for Sen. McCain; in fact, you could probably pick out his vote at that precinct scoreboard, there would not have been too many there in the South End of Boston. No, Catholics don't impose, but propose, and if our pro-positions are not accepted, we shrug our shoulders and say "fine, but so much the worse for society."

But he is as always a gracious loser, and 99% of his message is that Catholics will work with the Obama administration on all issues, except ONE, the most important one, the life and death issue for one million very young Americans every year. On that, Catholics, Evangelicals and others of good faith will never cease trying to educate the public for the common good that some of those aborted might be the next Beethoven, Tiger Woods, Shakespeare, Hillary Clinton, --or Obama. That is permanent, because that is the Truth, and the truth is permanent.

Posted by gaudete November 8, 08 03:12 PM

Does anybody care what this clown says ??
He is about as credible on morality as his buddy Bernie Law ??

Posted by Jake November 12, 08 12:51 PM

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