Members of Congress urge US bishops to intervene in Iraq War:
“Washington DC, Jul 5, 2007 / 11:30 am (CNA).- Fourteen Catholic members of Congress released a letter on Tuesday, calling on the country’s Catholic bishops to help end the war in Iraq. The letter urges the bishops to ‘mobilize Catholic opinion on this, one of the most critical issues of our time.’”
How is that for a joke? Catholic members of Congress don’t want the Church to speak when it reminds them that abortion is wrong, but wants the Church to speak when it benefits there particular position.
As to the specific issue of Iraq….
When the country first decided to go to war, I strongly believed it a wrong and unjust decision - I still think so. I also believed then, and I believe now, that once we made the decision for war, we had to commit to finishing the job - no cowardly withdrawals. Going into Iraq was a mistake, simply pulling out without creating the real opportunity for stability would be an even bigger mistake.
I wish these Catholic members of Congress would start attending to how one lives with responsibility for making mistakes, not just the freedom to commit them. Pulling out of Iraq, like having an abortion would be seeking to avoid responsibility. Our nation must stop avoiding the consequences of our actions and do what it takes to set things right.
Shame on you “members of Congress” - stop the politics and do what is right.
