{"id":86,"date":"2008-08-23T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2008-08-23T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/2008\/08\/a-statement-on-joe-biden-by-ca.html"},"modified":"2008-08-23T17:00:39","modified_gmt":"2008-08-23T17:00:39","slug":"a-statement-on-joe-biden-by-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/08\/a-statement-on-joe-biden-by-ca.html","title":{"rendered":"A Statement on Joe Biden by Catholics United"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C. – Catholics United <\/a>executive director Chris Korzen issued the following statement today in response to Catholic senator Joe Biden’s addition to the Democratic presidential ticket. <\/p>\n

“Catholics United believes Senator Biden’s selection as vice presidential candidate is a positive development for Americans who respect leaders who have strong religious, family, and personal values.  Senator Biden’s well-known commitment to his Catholic faith has inspired his advocacy on issues such as genocide, universal health care, education, workers’ rights, and violence against women.  His faith has helped him to find solace during times of tragedy and crisis.”<\/p>\n

“We are optimistic that Senator Biden’s history of seeking practical means of addressing abortion will help move our nation beyond the divisive, acrimonious, and unproductive debate that has come to surround the issue.  Senator Biden accepts his church’s teachings on human life and can work to advance these teachings in ways that Americans of all political persuasions can support.”<\/p>\n

“Catholics United is especially hopeful that operatives on the far right will refrain from using Senator Biden’s faith and the teachings of the Catholic Church as political weapons in the coming campaign.  Faith and values should be used to unite Americans behind solutions to the key challenges of this age – war, poverty, lack of health care, and a looming climate crisis – and not as partisan wedges to divide voters.”<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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