Posted by Rachel on: 02.15.2008 /
“Politics in this election year and beyond should be about an old question with new power - the common good. The central question should not be, ‘Are you better off than you were four years ago?’ It should be, ‘How can we - all of us, especially the weak and vulnerable - be better off in the years ahead? How can we protect and promote human life and dignity? How can we pursue greater justice and peace?’”
- Faithful Citizenship, US Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Comment by: Justice and Compassion
1 02/18/08 1:08 AM | Comment Link |[...] been thinking a lot about the quote I posted on Friday from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Their statement poses a direct challenge to the [...]
Comment by: Martin Gugino
2 02/19/08 4:31 PM | Comment Link |Amen.