Cardinal Dolan: Trump Is Not Pro-Life
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Cardinal Dolan: Trump is not Pro-Life Dear Cardinal Dolan, Your recent phone call with President Trump and appearance on Fox News sends a message that Catholic leaders have aligned themselves with a president who tears apart immigrant families, denies climate change, stokes racial division and supports economic policies that hurt the poor. There is nothing “pro-life” about Trump’s agenda. Please speak truth to power and refrain from giving even the appearance that bishops have their hands on the scales in this election. Neither political party fully reflects all aspects of Catholic social teaching. I’m guided by my faith, not partisanship. But this president’s extreme cruelty and basic lack of respect for human dignity must be challenged. When religious leaders put access to power before principles, they risk losing the moral clarity needed to ensure politics is about the pursuit of the common good. I pray that you and other bishops will show the leadership our country needs at this difficult time. Signed: John Gehring Catholic Program Director, Faith in Public Life Action Washington, DC Sister Simone Campbell NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Washington, DC Sister Pat McDermott, RSM President, Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Silver Spring, MD Stephen Schneck Executive Director, Franciscan Action Network Washington, DC Rev. Dr. Bryan Massingale Fordham University Bronx, NY Sister Quincy Howard NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Washington, DC Sister Mary Carr Dominican Sisters Romeoville, IL Barbara Linen Bronx, NY Mrs. Marleen Duley Berlin, NJ Sister Mary Lou Henderson Homer Glen, IL Rev. 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