{"id":11354,"date":"2012-03-03T18:36:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T00:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=11354"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:24:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:24:24","slug":"cardinal-dolan-calls-on-catholics-to-be-very-active-involved-in-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2012\/03\/cardinal-dolan-calls-on-catholics-to-be-very-active-involved-in-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Dolan calls on Catholics to be “very active, involved in politics”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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He spoke on the subject today at a diocesan convocation.\u00a0 Details: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan<\/a> told Roman Catholics on Saturday that in an era when the church was fighting the government on several fronts, they needed to make their voices heard more clearly in the political sphere.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a diocesan convocation on public policy here, Cardinal Dolan, who is the archbishop of New York and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops<\/a>, said, \u201cWe are called to be very active, very informed and very involved in politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cardinal\u2019s speech came in advance of the church\u2019s annual lobbying day in Albany, scheduled for March 13.<\/p>\n

Several recent government actions have clashed with church teachings, including New York\u2019s legalization of same-sex marriage<\/a> and President Obama\u2019s mandate<\/a> that religiously affiliated hospitals and universities cover birth control in their insurance plans, which was upheld on Thursday<\/a> by the United States Senate.<\/p>\n

Though the Obama administration has suggested a compromise<\/a> that could let employers offer the coverage without paying for it directly, Cardinal Dolan told the crowd at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School that the government sought to make the church do something \u201cwe find unconscionable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a freedom of religion battle,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is not about contraception. It is not about women\u2019s health.\u201d He added: \u201cWe\u2019re talking about an unwarranted, unprecedented, radical intrusion\u201d into \u201ca church\u2019s ability to teach, serve and sanctify on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n

The cardinal mocked a secular culture that \u201cseems to discover new rights every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t recall a right to marriage,\u201d he said, describing marriage, instead, as a \u201ccall.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we hear there\u2019s a right to sterilization, abortion and chemical contraceptives. I suppose there might be a doctor who would say to a man who\u2019s suffering some type of sexual dysfunction, \u2018You ought to visit a prostitute to help you.\u2019\u00a0\u201d<\/p>\n

Cardinal Dolan said that the prelates, though, might not be the church\u2019s most persuasive advocates. He told a story about bishops hiring an \u201cattractive, articulate, intelligent\u201d laywoman to speak against abortion and said it was \u201cthe best thing we ever did,\u201d adding, \u201cIn the public square, I hate to tell you, the days of fat, balding Irish bishops are over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, he emphasized the role of the laity. While priests and bishops \u201cstick to principles,\u201d he said, \u201cwe leave a lot of the messiness of politics up to you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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