cardinal cuomo is telling the faithful of the orthodox church that he decides easter sunday
Sunday, April 1, 2018
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The Democrats, Catholics, God and Caesar
It is very clear that the Democratic Party is by no means abandoning the Catholic Church.
Portrait of Archbishop John Hughes, c. 1840s. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
Regarding “The Democrats Abandon Catholics” by Cardinal Timothy Dolan (Houses of Worship, March 23): Among many other issues, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has stressed the need for gun control, accepting immigrants and refugees, extending DACA and CHIP, the right to health care for all, progressive taxation, raising the minimum wage, supporting Black Lives Matter and increasing welfare given to low-income families. These are all positions the bishops’ conference shares with the Democratic Party.
I disagree with the cardinal’s point on education. Universal primary education wasn’t something the U.S. provided while Archbishop John Hughes was alive, so his efforts to educate those outside the system were admirable. Today, any child can go to public school at no additional cost and attend Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) programs at their church to get a religious education. Being able to afford sending a child to elementary and high school is no longer an issue in America and should not be treated as one. However, removing funding from public schools could make it harder for already underfunded public schools to continue to offer a holistic education to all children.
It is very clear that the Democratic Party is by no means abandoning the Roman Catholic Church when 15 of the 24 Catholic senators are Democrats, 75 of the 140 Catholic representatives are Democrats, our last vice president, as well as the 2016 Democratic nominee for vice president, not to mention the chairman of the Democratic Party are all Catholic Democrats. To say Catholics are abandoning the party is only hurting the work on causes they share with the Democrats.
Eddie Zakreski
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
I don’t know where the good cardinal has been for the past 20 years, but the Democrats abandoned Catholics, and dare I say Christians in general, a long time ago.
Thomas McNaughton
Pearl River, N.Y.
Numerous Democratic politicians have consistently promoted abortion while loudly proclaiming their Catholic identity: Mario Cuomo, Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Tim Kaine, John Kerry, Joe Biden, to name a few. Yet they face no consequences from the Catholic Church. Rarely does a bishop publicly reprove them. They continue to receive communion and to trumpet their Catholic bona fides. When they die, a splendid Catholic funeral follows (see Ted Kennedy, Mario Cuomo).
The church’s indulgence of pro-abortion Catholic politicians has gone on for decades. With all respect to Cardinal Dolan, it should come as no surprise that we are where we are today.
Frances Brown
Newburgh, Ind.
While Cardinal Dolan states: “I’m a pastor, not a politician,” yet writes that “Democrats Abandon Politics” and “If you value religious education or life’s sanctity, you’re not welcome in the party,” in my view he is dipping his toe into politics. Cardinal Dolan has crossed over into becoming a politician.
Mike Hammer
Westfield, N.J.
My parents, who were strong Democrats, would be sadly disappointed at today’s Democratic Party as Cardinal Dolan says his grandmother would be. It sure isn’t the party of JFK any more.
Don Glenn
Elizabeth, Colo.
