Our Bishops Speak on Political Responsibility, Abortion, and the Elections
Documents from the Bishops' Conference
Statements of Individual Bishops
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility -- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, November 2007 [PDF format]
News Conference Remarks -- His Eminence Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B., Vatican Secretary of State (August 8, 2007)
Celebrating 125 Years of Faith in Action [PDF format] -- His Eminence Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, S.D.B., Vatican Secretary of State (August 8, 2007)
Catholic Politicians Criticize Pope -- Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Patterson, NJ (June 19, 2007)
Without a Doubt: My R.S.V.P to Rudy Giuliani -- Bishop Thomas Tobin, Bishop of Providence, RI (May 31, 2007)
Oral Report to the USCCB June 2006 Meeting: Task Force on Catholic Bishops and Catholic Politicians -- Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
Elections, Conscience and the Responsibility to Vote - Catholic Bishops of Illinois -- October 2006 (PDF format)
Catholics in the Public Square (2006) -- Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted
Archbishop Joseph Naumann: Catholics called to bring faith to bear on public issues -- September 15, 2006
Considerations Regarding the South Dakota Abortion Bill Referendum [part 1] and [part 2] -- Bishop Blase J. Cupich, S.T.D., Bishop of Rapid City, SD.
Moral Principles for Catholic Voters -- From the Bishops of Kansas, 2006 (PDF format)
Cardinal Arinze comments on pro-choice politicians and Holy Communion -- November 14, 2005
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput - National Catholic Prayer Breakfast - Washington, DC, May 20, 2005 (PDF Format)
Statement of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts on the Election of 2004 - October 29, 2004
Pre-Election Letter to the People of Arlington -- Bishop Paul S. Loverde - October 28, 2004
Politics And Logic -- Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli of Paterson, New Jersey - October 26, 2004
Faith and Patriotism -- Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Denver - October 22, 2004
Church and State -- Bishop William E. Lori, S.T.D -
September/October 2004
Part I; Part
II
Catholic participation in political life, revisited
-- Francis Cardinal George, OMI - October 10, 2004
Pastoral Letter on Election 2004
-- Bishop Raymond J. Boland and Bishop Robert W. Finn - October 7, 2004
Respect Life Homily -- Bishop F. Joseph Gossman - October 3, 2004
On Our Civic
Responsibility for the Common Good -- Archbishop Raymond L. Burke - October 1,
2004
Denying Holy
Communion: A Case
History -- Bishop Rene Henry Gracida - October 2004 [pdf
version]
A Letter to Catholic Politicians and Public Officials on the
Subject of Abortion and the Law
-- Bishop David Ricken -- August 2004
Page 1, Page
2, Page 3, Page
4, Page 5
Statement of Bishop Rene Henry Gracida on the 2004 Presidential Questionnaire -- August 10, 2004
Statement by Bishop John Yanta regarding politicians and communion -- July 18, 2004
Worthiness to Receive Holy
Communion - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - July 2004
Religious Convictions and Public Policy -- Archbishop Henry
J. Mansell - Diocese of Hartford, CT (June 2004)
Sign of Faith -- Bread of Life- A Statement by Arcbishop Brunett of Seattle
Catholic Politicians are called to be "Pro-Life"! -- Bishop Bernard Harrington
It’s a matter of
honesty: to receive Communion, we need to be in communion - Archbishop Charles
Chaput, OFM Cap., May 24, 2004.
Response to Arizona Republic Article: "Bishops won’t link politics, Communion"
- Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, May 21, 2004
Public dissenters should themselves refrain from
Communion - Archbishop John Vlazny, May 6, 2004
A Time for Honesty - A Pastoral Statement by Archbishop John Myers, May 5, 2004
Politicians and Communion - Bishop Thomas Wenski, May 3, 2004
Pastoral Letter on the Duties of Catholic Politicians and Voters - Bishop Michael Sheridan, May 1, 2004 (pdf format)
Homily of Bishop Samuel J. Aquila, April 25, 2004 (pdf format)
Bishop Smith blasts hypocrisy of ‘pro-choice’ Catholic politicians (March 31, 2004)
Co-responsibility for public policy (Archbishop Alfred Hughes), January 2004
On the Dignity of Human Life and Civic Responsibility - A Pastoral Letter by Bishop Raymond Burke (pdf format)
Notification to Catholic Politicians - Bishop Raymond Burke
Homily of Bishop William K. Weigand at Pro-life Mass, January 22, 2003
Cardinal Maida's letter regarding the elections of 2002
Cardinal George comments on Elections 2002
Archbishop Chaput of Denver challenges candidates and voters (October 2002)
Election Reflection - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.
Statement by Bishop Blase Cupich, Bishop of Rapid City, SD (November 2002)
Statement by Archbishop Levada of San Francisco - February 2001
Policy Statement on Pro-Abortion Politicians, Diocese of Trenton (reaffirmed 2001)
New Jersey Bishops on Political Responsibility - October 2001
Following are statements issued by various bishops at the time of the 2000 elections.
Excerpts of Bishops' Statements
Cardinal Egan of New York on the Elections
Two Cardinals on the Centrality of the Right to Life in Politics
Cardinal Hickey- Abortion issue rises above all others in election
Cardinal Roger Mahony Challenges "Pro-choice" Politicians
Bishops of Massachusetts on the "Absolute Centrality" of the Defense of Life as an Election Issue
Pastoral Letter on Catholics and Abortion (September 2000) - Archbishop Elden Curtiss
Archbishop Charles Chaput on Political Responsibility, October 11, 2000
Archbishop Charles Chaput on Political Responsibilty, October 18, 2000
Archbishop Eusebius Beltran on the Right to Life
Archbishop Edwin O'Brien- Letter on Voting - October 1, 2000
Bishop James Timlin: The Ballot and the Right to Life
Bishop Cullen- Right to Life Primary (October 26, 2000)
Bishop Vincent Breen (Diocese of Metuchen) on the Elections
Bishop Murphy of Boston on the Obligation to Vote
Bishop Murphy of Boston on the Church and Political Life
Bishop Murphy of Boston on the Priority of the Abortion Issue
Bishop William Weigand- Voting -- Citizenship and Catholic Principles
Bishop John Smith- Election 2000
Bishop Thomas Dupre on Voting Responsibly
Bishop John Myers- Voting to Support Abortion is Seriously Wrong
Earlier Statements
Cardinal Law Condemns America's Abortion Mentality and the Right to Privacy (Rome, 1998)
Catholic Bishops of New York on Political Platforms, Abortion, and Euthanasia (1996)
Catholics Urged to Vote Pro-Life (Archbishop Eusebius Beltran) 1994
Abortion and the Catholic Voter (Bishop John Myers) 1990
Pennsylvania Bishops' Statement on Political Responsibility (1984)
Documents from the Bishops' Conference
Catholics in Political Life (June 18, 2004)
Faithful citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility (2003)
US Bishops: Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics (November, 1998)
Living the Gospel of Life: Spanish Translation
US Bishops' Administrative Committee: Faithful Citizenship (1999)
Faithful Citizenship: Spanish Translation
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