Dear J,
Thanks for your email.
Let's not forget that Pope Benedict
saw no justification for the Iraq War.
"As a Cardinal, the
new pope was a staunch critic of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. On one occasion
before the war, he was asked whether it would be just. "Certainly
not," he said, and explained that the situation led him to conclude that "the
damage would be greater than the values one hopes to save." “All I
can do is invite you to read the Catechism, and the conclusion seems obvious to
me…” The conclusion is one he gave many times: "the concept of preventive
war does not appear in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.""
When Americans opposed
to Uncle Sam's warmongering can legally withhold the portion of their tax
burden that supports the military -- around 50% - http://www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm -- I will accord similar accommodation to those who
oppose abortion (and contraception). They too will be allowed to withhold the
proportionate amount of federal tax that helps provide these services, perhaps
0.0000000000000000000000000001% of the federal budget.
As Aquinas pointed out,
sin is always accompanied by loss of perspective.
Lamentably, Christians lose perspective whenever sex, gender and reproduction come into play.
Did I send the
following account by Catholic Canon Lawyer, Nicholas Cafardi, who considers
Obama more pro-life than Romney? http://ncronline.org/news/politics/which-presidential-candidate-truly-pro-life
Complex moral issues are
not as neatly categorizable as "single-issue voters" represent them.
Look. I don't like abortion. Not at all.
On the other hand, an
overwhelming majority of Christian conservatives have never seen a war they
didn't like.
Speak of the
devil...
Here's a good Christian
family!
Jesus will be so
happy...
Come Judgment Day, anticipate more surprises on "the right side of the aisle" than "the left."
Pax vobiscum (And pass the ammunition - that really big stuff that maximizes the number of dead and maimed Iraqis, you know... the people who had nothing to do with 9/11 nor weapons of mass destruction.)
Alan
PS Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were ideological enemies, not allies as alleged by Smirk/Snarl.
PS Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were ideological enemies, not allies as alleged by Smirk/Snarl.
On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 4:19 PM, jt wrote:
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