Catholic support for Obama

Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:32 PM
Subject: Catholic support for Obama presents problems for church (OneNewsNow.com)


Catholic support for Obama presents problems for church
Rachel Zoll - Associated Press Writer - 11/11/2008 12:05:00 PM
BALTIMORE - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops, meeting a week after the election, are re-examining how they explain church teaching after President-elect Obama, who supports abortion rights, won a majority of Catholic votes.



During the campaign, many bishops had spoken out on abortion more forcefully than they had in 2004, telling Catholic politicians and voters that abortion should be the most important consideration in setting policy and deciding which candidate to back.

Yet, according to exit polls, 54 percent of Catholics chose Obama, who is Protestant, and Vice President-elect Biden, who is Catholic. Biden also thinks abortion should be legal.

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, of New York City, said that chairmen of the bishops' national committees met privately Monday morning to begin looking at the issue. A public discussion was set for Tuesday afternoon, the final open session of the bishops' fall meeting.



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