The Obama campaign has formed the "National Catholic Advisory Council," co-chaired by Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and former Democratic Rep. Tim Roemer of Indiana, both Roman Catholics. Mr. Casey's late father, Gov. Bob Casey, always claimed he was barred from speaking to the 1992 Democratic National Convention because of his strong pro-life views. Mr. Obama has said he wants to change his party's antipathy toward pro-lifers, though not its pro-choice position.This is a crafty political move on Mr. Obama's part. It could not only strike at the heart of the Republican base but will reveal how seriously politicians are when they claim to favor legal protection for the unborn, but act as if they are pro-choicers. Mr. Obama has said, while he strongly favors "a woman's right to choose," he is open to hearing other opinions. That's nice, but hearing and acting are two different things. And why are two pro-life Catholics giving moral cover to Mr. Obama who, when he had the chance, did not even join with several of his Democratic Senate colleagues in voting to ban the horrid practice of partial-birth abortion, in which the brains of a fully developed baby are extracted as the child emerges from the womb?
How can a Catholic in good standing and good conscience endorse someone who violates a basic tenet of the Catholic Church? The lust for power and position, apparently, has become so strong that some people are willing to sell not only their own souls, but also the beating hearts and souls of unborn children to the highest political bidder...
Read the rest of Cal Thomas' superb column right here.
