Cardinal Dolan: Trump Is Not Pro-Life

Cardinal Dolan: Trump is not Pro-LifeDear Cardinal Dolan,Your recent phone call with President Trump and appearance on Fox News sends a messagethat Catholic leaders have aligned themselves with a president who tears apart immigrantfamilies, denies climate change, stokes racial division and supports economic policies that hurtthe poor. There is nothing “pro-life” about Trump’s agenda.Please speak truth to power and refrain from giving even the appearance that bishops havetheir hands on the scales in this election.Neither political party fully reflects all aspects of Catholic social teaching. I’m guided by myfaith, not partisanship. But this president’s extreme cruelty and basic lack of respect for humandignity must be challenged.When religious leaders put access to power before principles, they risk losing the moral clarityneeded to ensure politics is about the pursuit of the common good. I pray that you and otherbishops will show the leadership our country needs at this difficult time.Signed:John GehringCatholic Program Director, Faith in Public Life ActionWashington, DCSister Simone CampbellNETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social JusticeWashington, DCSister Pat McDermott, RSMPresident, Sisters of Mercy of the AmericasSilver Spring, MDStephen SchneckExecutive Director, Franciscan Action NetworkWashington, DC

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