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Joint Pastoral Letter – September 8, 2008 Most Reverend Joseph F WWW.THELEAVEN.COM NEWSPAPER OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY IN KANSAS • VOL. 30, NO. 6 SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 Our Moral Responsibility as Catholic Citizens Joint Pastoral Letter – September 8, 2008 Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas Most Reverend Robert W. Finn, Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph Dear Friends in Christ, With the approaching general election this November, we believe this to be an important moment for us to address together the responsibility of Catholics to be well informed and well formed voters. Except for the election of our next Rather President, the people of Northwestern the Missouri and Northeastern Kansas will be Church in the choosing different candidates for different of - United States re - fices in our two dioceses. Yet the fundamental alized early on that moral principles that should guide our choic - it must not tether the es as Catholic voters are the same. credibility of the Church to For generations it has been the determina - the uncertain future actions or tion of Catholic Bishops not to endorse politi - statements of a particular politi - cal candidates or parties. This approach was cian or party. This understanding of initiated by Archbishop John Carroll — the the Church’s proper role in society was af - very first Catholic Bishop serving in the firmed in the Second Vatican Council’s United States. It was long before there was Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the an Internal Revenue Service Code, and Modern Word: “The Church, by reason of her had nothing to do with a desire to pre - serve tax-exempt status. See “Catholics” on page 16 CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec 2 ARCHBISHOP THE LEAVEN • SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 • THE LEAVEN SECOND FRONT PAGE 3 LIFE WILL BE VICTORIOUS Life’s true beginning an ‘inconvenient truth’ for some New president takes the helm of Donnelly College By BOB HART oday’s Leaven features a joint Internal Revenue Service code. have been doing implicitly for the last Luke’s Gospel begins by relating the Special to The Leaven pastoral letter co-authored by The Internal Revenue Service code several decades. circumstances of the conceptions of Bishop Robert Finn and myself with its criteria for tax-exempt status is Whether intentionally or not, Nancy John the Baptist and Jesus. It is the un - T KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It’s more entitled: “Our Moral Responsibility as a relatively recent invention. Our elect - Pelosi misled many Catholics by pos - born John the Baptist who is the first to than a job. It’s a mission. Catholic Citizens.” I ed representatives, turing herself as a devout and faithful recognize Jesus while he was in the When Stephen M. LaNasa, Ph.D., encourage you to in formulating tax Catholic while supporting state- womb of Mary. stepped into his new role as the read it carefully and policies, have chosen sanctioned killing of innocent unborn Nor is it merely coincidental that sixth president in Donnelly College reflect upon the prin - ARCHBISHOP to include certain tax children. She was in effect saying: I am the church in its liturgical calendar cel - history on Sept. 2, it was the culmi - ciples it provides as exemptions for char - Catholic and support legalized abor - ebrates the feast of the Annunciation JOSEPH F. nation of more than a decade of pas - you prepare to vote itable organizations tion; you can be a good Catholic and (the incarnation — the conception of NAUMANN sionate research on college access this November. and institutions — support legalized abortion. Jesus) precisely nine months (March and opportunity for disadvantaged This joint state - including churches. Actually, whether purposeful or not, 25) before the celebration of the birth students. ment will be a disap - They have done so in her attempt to change the clear and of Jesus. “The success of low-income stu - pointment to some who would like the recognition of the positive contribu - consistent teaching of the church re - Nancy Pelosi’s supposed rationale dents has been a major thrust of my church to issue a voter guide instruct - tion for the common good made by garding the grave evil of abortion was for her confusion about the morality of interest,” said LaNasa, who came to ing Catholics for whom they should churches and other charitable organi - even more dangerous. She was making abortion is because the church has Donnelly from his position as associ - and should not vote. Our letter points zations. an argument — not only why she be - never claimed to be able to pinpoint ate dean and assistant professor of out, from the very beginning of our na - Naturally, these same tax policies lieves abortion should be legal, but the exact moment of ensoulment. Such higher education in the School of tional history, the Catholic Church has must contain criteria for qualifications why an individual experiencing an un - noted theologians as St. Augustine and Education at the University of imposed upon itself an internal disci - for tax-exempt status. In part, the timely pregnancy could morally, ac - St. Thomas — based on what everyone Missouri-Kansas City. pline requesting its pastors to refrain Internal Revenue Service regulations, cording to her interpretation of would recognize now as a very anti - “Many of the students here are from endorsing particular candidates as they have been developed over Catholic teaching, procure an abor - quated biology — hypothesized that first-generation college students, or parties. This policy of the Catholic decades, prohibit the endorsement of tion. ensoulment might happen at quicken - and they haven’t been exposed to Church in the United States was adopt - political candidates and parties and Nancy Pelosi’s obfuscation of ing, when a woman first felt her un - the necessary steps and activities for ed, not because Catholic priests were limit the percentage of resources a Catholic teaching on abortion reflects born child stirring in her womb, which college preparation that others may constitutionally prohibited from mak - charitable institution can use for issue either an incredible ignorance of we now know has no real biological take for granted,” he said. “They ing such endorsements, but because advocacy. In effect, these IRS regula - Catholic teaching or a willful effort to significance. Yet, St. Augustine and St. may come from high schools that the church believed it was not prudent tions correspond to the church’s own attempt to deceive and mislead others. Thomas both affirmed the church’s don’t do a great job of preparing for the church to tether its credibility internal policies. The authoritative source for Catholic clear and consistent teaching that them. Here at Donnelly, because to the unpredictable actions of any Those who are genuinely concerned teaching, The Catechism of the abortion was a grave evil no matter at that’s a component of our mission, particular candidate or party. about a proper separation of church Catholic Church, could not be clearer: what stage of a pregnancy. we’re up front about it. It’s really a What our joint pastoral statement and state should have been troubled “Since the first century the Church has Technological advancements and unique institution.” does attempt to do is lay out as clearly by the recent statements of Speaker affirmed the moral evil of every pro - modern biology provide overwhelming A self-described “Army brat” as possible the moral principles and Nancy Pelosi, who attempted on na - cured abortion. This teaching has not scientific evidence that a unique hu - (born in Hawaii, attended high Photo by Scott Robben of The Image Group priorities that Catholics must consider tional television to usurp the authority changed and remains unchangeable. man life begins at the moment of con - New Donnelly president Dr. Steven M. LaNasa (right) is joined by president emeritus Dr. John P. Murry (left) and college trustee LaVert school in Germany), LaNasa settled and apply when exercising the privi - of the Holy Father and bishops to de - Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion ception or fertilization. Modern sci - Murray for a photo at Donnelly’s open house and Scholarship Dinner held Sept. 6. in the Kansas City area five years lege, the right and the duty to vote. fine what Catholics believe about the willed either as an end or a means, is ence supports the church’s teaching re - ago when his wife Rebecca was board and the Institute for Urban in August 2007. Among them are a for us to help facilitate good careers, “Our Moral Responsibility as Catholic morality of abortion. gravely contrary to the moral law” (no. garding the dignity and sanctity of hu - transferred here for her job with Education’s Partnership Consor- new bachelor’s degree program in and ones that are critical to our re - Citizens” is an attempt by Bishop Finn Certainly, Nancy Pelosi has a consti - 2271). man life from its earliest moment — Cerner Corporation. They have two tium. He is also a member of the re - Organizational Leadership and pro - gion.” and myself to fulfill our responsibility tutional right to express her opinion The catechism then cites sources as conception. sons — Charlie, 8, and Joe, 4. search advisory board for the grams for both Licensed Practical An outreach program with as pastors to assist our parishioners in about the morality of abortion. As an early as the first century all the way Unwittingly, Nancy Pelosi admitted Prior to working with UMKC’s National Research Center for Nursing (LPN) and Certified Lansing Correctional Facility has the proper formation of their con - elected representative, she also has a through the 20th century that affirm her own error. After misinterpreting School of Education, LaNasa was as - College University Admissions.
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