Peoria, Illinois Bishop Daniel Jenky has ordered priests to read a letter to parishioners on Sunday -- just two days before the U.S. presidential election -- explaining that politicians who support abortion rights also reject Jesus, the Drudge Report website reports today (November 1, 2012).
"By virtue of your vow of obedience to me as your Bishop, I require that this letter be personally read by each celebrating priest at each Weekend Mass," Jenky wrote in a letter circulated to clergy in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria.
In the letter, Jenky cautions parishioners that Obama and a majority of U.S. senators will not reconsider the mandate that would require employers -- including religious groups -- to provide free birth control coverage in their health care plans. "This assault upon our religious freedom is simply without precedent in the American political and legal system," Jenky wrote.
"Today, Catholic politicians, bureaucrats, and their electoral supporters who callously enable the destruction of innocent human life in the womb also thereby reject Jesus as the Lord," Jenky wrote. "They are objectively guilty of grave sin," he added.
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I wonder if the priests will read the memo on Sunday. Some priests are hesitant to actually endorse a candidate because they are worried about backlash.
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