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So many dead trees. Does Al Gore know about this?
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A friend in Florida sent me this e-mail, from his diocese. Evidently, it’s being circulated to all the parish priests: The 2008 Election is only a few days away and parish parking lots offer an easy target for outside organizations to leaflet parked cars while parishioners participate in weekend Liturgy. Please be vigilant of these…
And now, Zubik
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
The bishop of Pittsburgh has added his voice to the chorus this election season — and he’s not telling people anything they haven’t heard before. From KDKA: Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik says he isn’t telling anyone who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election but at the same time he says the teachings of…
The vanishing “Catholic vote”
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
Rocco has dug up this fascinating nugget from the LA Times, regarding the “Catholic vote”: National polls have shown for some time that, although Catholics are personally opposed to abortion, they believe it ought to be legal in nearly identical percentages to the rest of America. Moreover, as a survey by Georgetown University’s Center for…
Confused? No wonder
By
Deacon Greg Kandra
A few weeks back, I posted on the multiplying voter guides for Catholics that are blossoming this autumn. And now CNS is wondering if they’re just leaving people scratching their heads: If a group of Catholics were to sit down to read four or five of the “Catholic voter guides” in circulation before Election Day,…
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