Never vote for a candidate who supports abortion: Archbishop Burke

October 28, 2010

Catholic voters have a “very serious” moral duty to use their ballots to defend the natural law, says Archbishop Raymund Burke.

In an interview with Catholic Action, conducted shortly after the announcement that he would be elevated to the College of Cardinals in November, the former Archbishop of St. Louis said flatly that one “can never vote for someone who favors absolutely the right to choice of a woman to destroy a human life in her womb or the right to a procured abortion.”

Clarifying his stand, the cardinal-elect said that if there is no pro-life candidate in a race, a voter might choose the candidate “who will most limit this grave evil.” However, he said, it is always wrong to vote for a candidate who promotes unrestricted abortion.

Archbishop Burke said that he hopes Catholic politicians who have caused scandal by voting for unrestricted abortion will experience a “genuine reform of heart” and make a public disavowal of their pro-abortion views.

 

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Further information:

• Cardinal-designate Burke speaks about obligation to vote for truth (CNA)
• Interview with Archbishop Burke (Catholic Action)