{"id":1498,"date":"2007-06-21T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-21T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2007\/06\/the-body-of-christand-the-body-politic.html"},"modified":"2007-06-21T17:09:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-21T17:09:00","slug":"the-body-of-christand-the-body-politic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2007\/06\/the-body-of-christand-the-body-politic.html","title":{"rendered":"The Body of Christ&#8230;and the body politic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/RnrqzR79JdI\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/PIGdq3BGTrI\/s1600-h\/166_PapalNuncio%5B1%5D.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_0DySLTT4PWo\/RnrqzR79JdI\/AAAAAAAAAGE\/PIGdq3BGTrI\/s320\/166_PapalNuncio%5B1%5D.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>The Associated Press has been sniffing around and smells <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/ap\/2007\/06\/21\/america\/NA-REL-US-Catholic-Bishops-Politics.php\">a trend<\/a>: bishops who are becoming impatient, or even angry, with pro-choice (that is, pro-abortion) Catholic politicians.  <\/p>\n<p>A few bishops, who are supposed to be on a private retreat this week in New Mexico, are nonetheless finding time to speak to the media:<i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p> Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput said in an interview with The Associated Press that official Catholic involvement depends on which candidates and issues emerge from primary season. A vocal proponent of calling on Catholic politicians and voters to follow church teachings, Chaput also made it clear he thinks the time for behind-the-scenes diplomacy with politicians is over.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I personally think that anybody that is pro-choice as a Catholic is not being faithful to his Catholic identity, and I think that people who are Catholics, when they look at those issues, should take that into consideration when they vote,&#8221; Chaput said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t name names last time, and I&#8217;m not going to name names this time. But I think if you study people&#8217;s history and their records, you know the people.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/i>I&#8217;m sure <a href=\"http:\/\/deacbench.blogspot.com\/2007\/06\/what-about-rudy.html\">Rudy<\/a> isn&#8217;t lying awake at night, worrying about any of this.  <\/p>\n<p>But maybe he &#8212; and a few others &#8212; should.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Associated Press has been sniffing around and smells a trend: bishops who are becoming impatient, or even angry, with pro-choice (that is, pro-abortion) Catholic politicians. 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