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Monday, May 05, 2008

MA: Catholic Action League raps Knights of Columbus leadership for failing to suspend politicians who voted for marriage access

Link: Catholic World News

Excerpt:

The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts has criticized state leaders of the Knights of Columbus for refusing to allow a vote at their annual convention on a measure that would have required suspension of the membership of politicians who support abortion or same-sex marriage. 

[...]

Two-thirds of K of C members who serve in the Massachusetts legislature recently voted in favor or a proposal to expand "buffer zones" outside abortion clinics, while more than three-quarters voted against a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage. 

Supreme Advocate Paul Devin, who was attending the Massachusetts convention, ruled the measure "unconstitutional." The Catholic Action League called the ruling "a disgraceful example of the disconnect between rhetoric and policy when it comes to the Knights of Columbus and Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life and the integrity of marriage."

[jw]

Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 at 04:48 PM in Legislation, Political , Religion |

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