Tuesday, 27 July 2010 08:06
While the Catholic Church does not endorse candidates or parties, it does have a solemn responsibility to help Catholics properly form their consciences in preparation for this important act of citizenship. Moral Principles for Catholic Voters, penned by the Catholic Bishops of Kansas, and a brochure containing questions and answers to important questions for Catholic voters are available on the Kansas Catholic Conference’s website www.kscathconf.org, along with other information pertinent to the election.
These documents are a guide for forming consciences, not political opinions. It is the Church’s hope that by promoting the proper formation of Catholic voters’ consciences, the democratic process will produce a properly ordered society – one which fully respects human life and the inherent dignity of the human person.
equally important to Catholics? No. While most political issues have a moral dimension, there are a select number of issues currently being debated that directly involve matters of intrinsic moral evil: abortion, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and same-sex marriage. The unique gravity of these issues does not diminish the importance of other concerns, but it does require that Catholics give them precedence. As Cardinal Ratzinger explained before he became Pope Benedict XVI: “Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia…There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not however with regard to abortion and euthanasia.”
Are all public policy issues
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