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   Hello Aaron,   
      
   >>Is Joe Biden a Sir Knight? I know that he is a Catholic and pro-life.   
   >   
   >Catholic values teach us to forgive people. ("Turn the other cheek.") That   
   > means I forgive Joe for manipulating & potentially enslaving black   
   > Americans - but this also means that I can not vote for him.   
      
   Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are both practicing Catholics and   
   can well tell you they live their faith in accordance to the   
   teachings of the Catholic Church. In fact, they have already   
   done so. Publicly. To the entire country, and the world.   
      
   John Kerry is also a practicing Catholic. And came with a hair of   
   winning election to the presidency against an incumbent Republican.   
   Had he won, he would have become the first Catholic president since   
   JFK.   
      
   Jeb Bush is a practicing Catholic. Many people thought he would   
   be elected president in 2016. But Donald Trump came along and put   
   an end to that.   
      
   Point is, regardless of political affiliation, these are men who   
   practiced their faith, same as those in their community.   
      
   >LL>All are pro-life.   
   >   
   >Are you Catholic? I know you're not pro-life. (We've had that discussion   
   > before.)   
      
   Catholics and non-Catholics, Christians and non-Christians, are   
   pro-life. Most of them, anyway. Only a small handful of people are   
   anti-life. I mean, most folks want to live, and want others to live.   
   Not many wanting or wishing others to die.   
      
   I believe in the fundamental worth, dignity, and equality of the   
   human person. Of all people, throughout the world. I believe the   
   protection of human life is the very foundation of human rights.   
   Starting from conception to natural death.   
      
   Is the pope Catholic? I dare say he considers himself as being   
   pro-life. Hard to imagine himself not to be.   
      
   Without protection of human life, there can be no human rights,   
   authentic freedom, or good government.   
      
   >LL>men who are practicing Catholics. Makes no difference what their   
   >LL>political affiliation may be.   
   >   
   >I get what you're saying sorta but if you're Catholic you totally can't vote   
   > for Democrats - that would be like telling God "I'm knowingly voting for   
   > corruption, sex-trafficking, and abortion."   
      
   Everyone, regardless of party affiliation, should be a pro-life   
   democrat (little d).   
      
   It should also make no difference as to what religion, if any,   
   one subscribes to. Being pro-life is about living, not dying.   
      
   Of course, all Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Greens, etc.   
   should be pro-life. That goes without saying.   
      
   What has happened is not all politicians who claim to be pro-life   
   are actually pro-life. IOW, they can talk the talk, but refuse to   
   walk the walk.   
      
   Like most people, I do not use a single issue as a "litmus test"   
   to exclude those who would otherwise seek common good on the expansion   
   of human rights.   
      
   Look at the massive crowds who are protesting the actions of a small   
   number of police officers. You know as well as I do that most police   
   are good officers, and do their best to serve and protect us. They   
   do not do this because we are one party or another. They have been   
   sworn to serve and protect we the people, even if none belong to any   
   party.   
      
   I encourage all people who are committed to the common good to work   
   together to protect human life - at all of its stages. Even those who   
   are atheist.   
      
   --Lee   
      
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