At the Knights of Columbus annual convention, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson gave a wide-ranging speech, touching on many of the K of C fraternal and charitable activities.
Here is what he had to say about politics and the issue of abortion - we have excerpted part of it below the link:
http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/convention_2008/skreport/father.html
What political issue could possibly outweigh this human devastation? The answer, of course, is that there is none. Abortion is different. Abortion is the killing of the innocent on a massive scale. It is time to put away the arguments of political spin masters that only serve to justify abortion killing. We have all heard a great deal this year about the need for change. But we are told that one thing cannot change – namely, the abortion regime of Roe v. Wade.
It is time that we demand real change – and real change means the end of Roe v. Wade. Real change is possible, but it is difficult. First, we need to end the political manipulation of Catholic voters by abortion advocates. It is time to end the entanglement of Catholic people with abortion killing. It is time to stop creating excuses for voting for pro-abortion politicians. Catholics should no longer be asked to be partners in the abortion regime by voting for politicians who support abortion.
We will never succeed in building a culture of life if we continue to vote for politicians who support a culture of death.
It is time that Catholics shine a bright line of separation between themselves and all those politicians who defend the abortion regime of Roe v. Wade.
Imagine if this year millions of Catholic voters simply say “no” – no to every candidate of every political party who supports abortion.
It’s time we stop accommodating pro-abortion politicians, and it’s time we start demanding that they accommodate us. This is the only decision that offers a real chance for real change. What candidate or political party can withstand the loss of millions of Catholic voters in this election or the next?
Catholic voters have the power to transform our politics. Faithful citizens can build a new politics – a politics that is not satisfied with the status quo but one that is dedicated to building up a new culture of life. There are more than 150 million Catholics in North America, and if we stand together and demand better from our politicians, we could transform politics. And if we truly hope for a culture of life and a civilization of love, then we must first think, and then act, in new ways.
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