Bishop of Colorado Springs Stands Up For The Truth!

Bishop Michael Sheridan of Colorado Springs has issued a new Pastoral Letter to the Catholic Faithful fo the Diocese of Colorado Springs on the Duties of Catholic Politicians and Voters, in which he says:

There must be no confusion in these matters. Any Catholic politicians who advocate for abortion, for illicit stem cell research or for any form of euthanasia ipso facto place themselves outside full communion with the Church and so jeopardize their salvation. Any Catholics who vote for candidates who stand for abortion, illicit stem cell research or euthanasia suffer the same fateful consequences. It is for this reason that these Catholics, whether candidates for office or those who would vote for them, may not receive Holy Communion until they have recanted their positions and been reconciled with God and the Church in the Sacrament of Penance. . . .

As in the matter of abortion, any Catholic politician who would promote so-called “same-sex marriage” and any Catholic who would vote for that political candidate place themselves outside the full communion of the Church and may not receive Holy Communion until they have recanted their positions and been reconciled by the Sacrament of Penance.

Go, Bish!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

5 thoughts on “Bishop of Colorado Springs Stands Up For The Truth!”

  4. Yes, abortion etc. is definitely evil. BUT, I would also like to know what EXACTLY is pro-life about capital punishment and unilateral warfare as justified by meager (nonexistent?) evidence??
    I must have missed the Gospel passage where Jesus advocates for military intervention. Maybe Bishop Sheridan can clear that up for me before I go to the polls.
    I’ll be happy on the day that many “pro-lifers” embrace truth in advertising and label themselves as anti-abortionists.

  5. You know, he was interviewed and asked about that. The Church does not teach that capital punishment or war is intrinsically evil. Abortion is. To go to war is prudential judgement, one we may disagree with, but it is not intrinsically evil.

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