Patrick Kennedy & Loretta Sanchez

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In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Sat. Dec. 26, 2009

“The fact that I disagree with the hierarchy on some issues does not make me any less of a Catholic.” (Congressman Patrick Kennedy)

Both Kennedy and Sanchez voted against the Pitts-Stupak Amendment in Congress which was not to fund abortion in the Health Care Bill. Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Rhode Island has written a Public Letter to Rep. Kennedy.

But before I post that letter, let’s study the public voting records of Congressman Kennedy and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez in Congress. You will note how similar they are. This is the case of many Catholic-label politicians.

Congressman Patrick Kennedy voted against the Catholic position on the following: (Scorecard of Catholics in Congress – Catholic Advocate” A Project of the Morley Institute for Church and Culture.)

1.)Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act-passage (110th)
2.)Marriage Amendment Act (109th)
3.)Terrie Schiavo: Federal court review (109th)
4.)Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (109th)
5.)Coercive abortion/ United Nations Population Fund (109th)
6.)Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act: passage (109th)
7.)Human Cloning Ban: passage (108th)
8.)Unborn Victims of Violence Act (108th)

Now for Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez and her votes against the Catholic
position as follows.

1.)Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act-passage (110th)
2.)Marriage Amendment Act (109th)
3.)Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (109th)
4.)Abortion in military medical facilities (109th)
5.)Coercive abortion/United Nations Fund (109th)
6.)Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act: passage (108th)
7.)Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: passage (108th)
8.)Unborn Victims of Violence Act (108th)

Bishop Tobin’s Public Letter to Rep. Kennedy, Wed. Nov. 11th, LifeSiteNews.com:
Dear Congressman Kennedy:

Since our recent correspondence has been rather public, I hope you don’t mind if I share a few reflections about your practice of the faith in this public forum. I usually wouldn’t do that – that is speak about someone’s faith in a public setting – but in our well documented exchange of letters about health care and abortion, it has emerged as an issue. I also share these words publicly with the thought they might be instructive to other Catholics, including those in prominent positions of leadership.

For the moment I’d like to set aside the discussion of health care reform, as important and relevant as it is, and focus on one statement contained in your letter of October 29, 2009, in which you write, “The fact that I disagree with the hierarchy on some issues does not make me any less of a Catholic.” That sentence certainly caught my attention and deserves a public response, lest it go unchallenged and leads others to believe it’s true. And it raises an important question. What does it mean to be Catholic? To be cont’d
George H. Kubeck