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archbishop jose gomez should worry about poverty, racism, the state of catholic education, healthcare and issues/problems in his universe and stay out of the rule of law in this country. hillary clinton deplores abortion but supports a woman's right to choose as i do. according to the catholic church the vast majority of american woman are living in a state of mortal sin because they use contraception. the church has lost europe and is now in the process of losing america. i am a gay catholic man with three children and am now attending the unitarian universalist arlington street church in boston. as a catholic i don't know what i will do in the future.

mexicans just follow whos the most giving away welfare and they wonand how many illegal alien go to poll?

I wonder if the church would similarly complain about candidates who believe in the death penalty, which the Catholic Church opposes.

Can't say one thing and do another...

Going off of what Jason from NYC said...

This is just a thought from a college-aged Obama supporter from a Catholic background:

I think it's possible that pregnancy rates are higher in Southern States because of the larger population of people (teen mothers and their families) who hold negative beliefs about abortion. They are less likely to abort and more likely carry a baby to term. It is unlikely that those teens who are getting abortions (esp. in other areas) are being counted in teen pregnancy statistics. I may be wrong – but I think these statistics are based on birth rates. Maybe that is why teen pregnancy rates seem higher in Southern States? I could be wrong, I just wanted to offer an alternative way of viewing that issue.

I definitely agree with you that the Catholic church needs to update its stance on birth control and sex education!

As a purely independent non-voting observer from Africa and a first time blogger here, it suddenly makes sense why the majority of Clinton supporters are at the lower end of the economic sprectrum. People with high hopes, big dreams and seemingly impossible goals strive for execellence and higher ideals and in so doing achieve more in life. It clearly shows why the message of hopes and dreams does not go well with the majority of Clinton supporters. Look at the clear difference in education and income levels and it all makes sense. ( For you high achievers in Clinton's camp, notice I said "majority" not "all" )

And I am not saying Clinton supporters are less intelligent or lazy. Could it be that they just do not believe that dreaming big leads to higher achievements in life? Do they tell their children to dream big or are they resigned to the fact their children are destined for the same average achievements? It's a mindset....Really listen to Obama's message. You don't have to like the man. Just listen to the message.

Let the name calling and cursing begin :}!

The catholic church should not have nothing to say about politics,
Due to separation of church and state. This will intefere with votes
to the candidates.!!!! I think that H. clinton is the best
go clinton .

If the Catholic church would take responsibility for promoting procreation instead of forms of birth control then maybe they would have some credibility. All you have to do is look at Mexico – too many people, not enough resources – very Catholic. The Catholic church is run by men. Another misogenist organization. Go HIllary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the ArchBishop had reported that about Obama, no major news media outlet would have even acknowledged it.

Give me a break.

If we strictly follow Catholic teachings we can't vote for anyone. The Democratic candidates are pro-choice and Republican candidates tend to support capital punishment. Sometimes there is no clear candidate to support and still follow Catholic teachings.

I am Pro-life, Pro-choice but above all Pro-tection. The decision to abort or not is a very personal decision however, I'm glad women have the right to choose. The church has a position on this, but we must not go back to back alley bucher shops.

AS FOR "CHOICE"......if men had the baby's.....I bet their thoughts on abortiion would be different. I am conflicted about it but "it is" a womans right.....especially in the case of rape, incest and when the pregnancy would be detremental to her health or life or other children that would be made motherless if she died in giving birth.....

Archbishop please remember that it is also a sin to sexually abuse boys, girls and men and women and many of us still go to church -and John McCain supports stem-cell research so now what? Obama and Clinton are both pro-choice... and it appears that at least the Dems want people to live their whole lives as best they can and NOT DIE IN WARS that are unjust !!!

PLEASE if anyone needs to be still and know GOD is GOD it is the ROMAN CATHOLIC church... pull out the log in your eye before you start up this insanity... informed conscience the best kept secret of the Catholic Church... people are smart enough to figure it out!

GO HILLARY SPEAK TO THE physicans, nurses, staff, and CEO's about universal healthcare at ST. MARY's and be heard and be well!!!!

CLINTON '08, 44th President of the USA!

I'm Latino, I'm a democrat, and you bet I'm for freedom of speech, I think senator Clinton should be let to talk there; keep in mind that, schools and church buildings are the to serve the community. shame Archbishop Gomez is forgetting one of the principal teachings of the bible: share.
I'm an Obama supporter, but I'm yet to hear how is he going to manage the immigration issue....I mean somebody has to stop the physical abuse and psychological intimidation the undocumented workers are subjected by ICE (immigration police).

This is addressed to "Texas" Who challenged us to tell us why he/she should vote for Obama without using the words "Change or Hope" Funny but the fact that you dont use these words to describe your candidate makes me feel sorry for you. Change and Hope is exactly what we need right now as our country is torn apart by status que politcs that will only continue if Clinton wins. I challenge you to read about Obama and his stance on the issues. He has given much information on his policies and how he plans to implement his vision for the american people. Change and Hope is just the icing on the cake he wants us to help him bake. Inform yourself and dont just listen to the people who DONT want hope or change. They will keep this country just like it is now. Think for yourself.

Mr Gomez. Get over yourself. Clean up your own house before making judgement. If we listen to you and teach our children to obey your every word, then we as a society will be just as guilty when the next child is molested by the likes of you.

If we are to believe that you are Pro-Life, then why do you back people who are pro war which = death?

What of the Crusades? Did that not also promote death to those who believed not in what you believe?

i think the candidates should be able to speak anywhere to any audience since its the audiences individual right to vote and not the churchs right

I believe both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have a pro-choice stand. And I believe she or Barack have a right to campaign on such a campus. Voters have to make their own choice when they vote. But if folks want to start talking religion, I would recommend going to the website of Barack's church – Trinity United Church of Christ.

The archbishop needs to stay out of politics! Frankly, I have never heard of the man and don't really understand how he is so "influential."

Hey I'm PRO LIFE because I support embryonic stem cell research I don't need some perceived moral neocons telling me how long I can or cannot live, so anyways I am PRO Life BECAUSE I am PRO CHOICE-got that bigots??

I'm a Catholic. And the decisions I make in life are between me and God Not the church. It's funny the church never asked for my views on the right to choose when I make donations.

I am voting for Obama 1st Clinton 2nd. We need stem cell research to find cures, we need to change the mindset of this country back to freedom of religion, That means I can worship as I wish , not how others think I should.

TO Frank:
February 13th, 2008 3:35 pm ET

Another CNN's pro Obama newsbitz. Did you noticed it – most of the headlines here are pro Obama? I'm Still waiting for CNN to post a positive headlines for Hillary

That is because Barack Obama is smarter, more honest and does not flip-flop and do anything he can to get elected. An NO UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE – SOCIALISM!!!

Cafeteria-style christianity is nothing new.

HILLARY 2008

Enough said!!!!!!!!!!!

IF YOU VOTE OBAMA YOU WILL REGRET IT. HE IS ANOTHER JIMMY CARTER...... USELESS USELESS USELESS

It is too bad Hillary will be talking at a Catholic University. Why? The narrow interpretation of life issues on the part of Bishop Gomez and other ultraconservative bishops across the nation. Never mind this immoral war they never speak about, never mind all the dead and wounded soldier, civilians-women and children. When do you ever hear a homily about that? The bishops and most priests won't do it because the coffers won't have much coin, considering Catholics are not the givers Protestants are. All this to say that the Bishops themselves should be criticized for their own lack of courage. Anyway, who listens to a bishop today with the continuing sexual scandals.
Hillary would best be served in a different arena.

Oh gosh, here we go again. I am a life long practicing non-conservative Catholic, Hispanic Texan who believes in the teachings of the Catholic Church, but I am NOT a one-issue voter. I will not let any candidate sway me with their sweet words, the media nor will I allow the Catholic Church to try to tell me whom I should vote for.

While Hillary may believe in a women’s right to choose she like many Catholics do not actually believe that abortion is a good thing. There will NEVER be a candidate who will represent all the teachings of the Catholic Church. While one candidate may be pro-life he may be for the death penalty and for cutting programs (such as CHIP) that help low income families and their children, and treat illegal immigrants as if they were worthless human beings.

TO: RuthieM and all others

PAY ATTENTION!!!!! Universal Health Care – (Socialism) Yuk!!!

Could someone tell me where in the Bible it says that Jesus ever tried to prevent any person from speaking in a certain place, on the grounds that the person's opinions were not just the same as Jesus' opinions?

MI independent

He has done a lot more than Hillary given the time he has been a Senator.

TO: texas

PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEBATES!!!!!!!!

I am Catholic and Latino and Hillary clinton is my first choice and McCain is my second choice!

TO: VT DEM

Once again everybody. Obama did not bring up race. Furthermore,
he is multi-racial, not black, and if all of you look into your ancestry back to the first woman (this has been proven) you are all part black.

AND besides all that Hillary wants to turn us into a Socialist group.
Mandated health care for everyone?????

I hope Bloomberg is watching the growing dislike of Obama.

Run Mike Run

Bye Bye, I'm out of here.

I'm not at all familiar with other proclamations by the archbishop of San Antonio, Jose Gomez, or why we should care about his singular opinion. Does he always use the Church for political purposes? If so, would he welcome anti-abortion candidates who approve of torture, disregard for the Constitution, and "preemptive" war?

How vocal was Gomez about pedophile priests and the Church's continued efforts to protect those who victimize children? Is this the real reason they oppose abortion so strongly – to provide more children for their sadistic pleasure? Gomez has no moral standing in my view.

Why are people afraid of OBAMA's speeches? They do not seem to understand how wise this guy is. Look at his skillful management of his campaign. How many candidates managed to attract crowds for the growth of our democratic party? Historic!.
Whoever qualifies Obama speeches as fake, does not understand the quality of his management. American people are very good in knowing what is best for them. They are not stupid. Voting for Obama is the right thing to do. Wait until the primaries are over and see how he will manage the general election.

Once again, a member of the catholic heirarchy is trying to force the tenets of the church on others. Yes, force. That is something the catholic church understands much more clearly than love and neighborliness. As a former born catholic, I soon found out that those who run the church are not very admirable, and that they do not hesitate to lie.

Another CNN's pro Obama newsbitz. Did you noticed it – most of the headlines here are pro Obama? I'm Still waiting for CNN to post a positive headlines for Hillary.

I'm a CNN fan and now I beg you to be fair in your coverage and reporting.

Sandy..Right on.
I have lived in San Antonio for 13 years. St Marys University, puts out some pretty prominant Attorneys. [not the most moral and socially acceptable career path]
With that being said. I think Hillary is the lest of the Catholics Churches problems.
But, if you want to take the moral high ground start cutting out the graduate programs that are immoral or contribute to immorality of society....but then again the money would stop flowing.
Again, bashing Hillary makes global news. Say a few hail mary's and stay out of Politics, for it will not save your soul.

Well,
Its time for the arch bishop to stay away from the political scene..The abortion issue is a way to avoid talking abt the other major problems our country faces..Bush had a majority republican congress and a republican leaning supreme court but they never banned abortions...Even if there is an outright ban abortions will still continue because people will break the law....Its time to get serious abt our economy because if people are doing well in their lives then maybe just maybe the number of abortions will drop but banning it will not much to stop it...By the way i am a Staunch pro life Catholic...

TEXAS, OH< AND PA remember she voted for the war.................

Yes but the Clintons want to tell people how to think, how to vote, their sense of entitlement does not end with Bill being an AA but also with her already saying she is the president, and she will win TX< OH< an PA..............
not only sense of entitlement, but again she uses the minorities as she sees it fit for political gain..........
did anyone see she had a little boy in a sombrero give her flowers, the child looked lost.. then the other day her campaign had a 5 year old ask some silly question about marriage to BILLL of all people..........

gee sounds desperate, to use children _ well younger children _ not interns.

now the Billary campaing is copying Senator's Obama's style and even words
Watch and listen carefully_

As a scientient human being who was raised Catholic but who purposefully excommunicated himself when he was fourteen due to the shear insanity of the Church's dogma and hyprocrisy of its clergy and now, more recently, its disgraceful handling and continued cover up of the sexual abuse of its clergy, I am left shaking my head as to why anyone would look to these charlatans for moral guidence and hand over their hard earned money to this corrupt institution via their weekly tithe. Having said that, Bishop Gomez should lose tax exempt status for his diocese given he is now a political pundit and operative. There is a circle of hell waiting for you Papa Gomez.

Priest molesting children is against the church teachings too, but that doesn't stop them! No wonder Catholics are against abortion!
I was raised going to Catholic school. The first thing I did when I became of age was to get the he!! out of the Catholic religion, never to return!

Mostly old, mostly white, mostly celibate...men...shouldn't be making reproductive decisions for young, fertile women.
Go Hillary...

While Hillary is pro abortion, Obama's view of abortion is horrible. I just watched a news report on it last night. . Should a child survive a partial abortion, Obama's stand is to deny any medical treatment of any type whatsoever to the child. Hillary was against this practice.

Jim Rob on this post is right. Catholic are running around worrying about the unborn and then after people are born, screw them if they are not Catholic.

We have 1000s of people coming back from Iraq PERMANENTLY mentally and physically damaged and Republicans and Catholics just keep running around worrying about OTHER people's unborn. Instead of stumping on abortion, they should be stumping on what we will do for all our Vets, their families and children.

Republican's use abortion to get in office.
Shame on you to vote Republican just because of your abortion views. You must not care so much about your neighbor (and doesn't God say, love your neighbor).

I'm Catholic, live in Texas and I support Clinton as my first choice and McCain as my second choice.

Where they stand on abortion is non issue for me.

AS A LIFE LONG CATHOLIC I FEEL JOSE GOMEZ SHOULD
KEEP THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE ,AMEN......

"However, I encourage Catholics to understand the teachings of the Church on the broad spectrum of public issues that are of great concern today."
Good, broad spectrum. That means there are other issues aside from abortion and gay marriage Archbishop. Catholics aren't supposed to be for war and capital punishment either, but nobody's threatening to withdraw communion over that.

Ummm, I think the catholic church is against the death penalty too.. oh but wait, those are already born poor black men. Shut up archbishop and keep your personal beliefs to yourself. God will be the one that judges us, not some snot nosed pompus irrelevant religous figure. Shame on all of you who throw religion into the public sector and judge others. I pray for all of you that there is no hell cause you will all be there judging away.

Maurice Jr
the catholic church isn't a democracy. I'm not even a catholic, but i am amused at how some catholics say how devout they are on the way to criticizing their leadership. I am not saying that the leadership is right or always correct in thought, but it is interesting to see them try to address their faith as if it were american politics.

Silly Christians and Catholics. I apologize that some people have different ideologies than you do. If you want a theocracy so much, move to Iran.

Obama Richardson 08!!!

To the Texas:

MONICA : MONICA; MONICA; MONICA. WILL SHE CRY AGAIN BEFORE THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE? WHERE IS SHE GOING TO GET THE MONEY? WORKING PEOPLE?

TEXAS FOR OBAMA

Please do not compare Obama to the crazy president we have in office right now.

sharon tomalavage
your words were right on target! i couldn't agree more

I'm Catholic, and I think the archbishop's comments go too far. There is no requirement that you believe in pro-life or that you are a Catholic to attend the University. The students need to be exposed to more than a narrow view of life.

Furthermore, many Democrats' positions go much farther than Republicans' positions to love and help thy neighbor. He sounds like a one-issue voter. How unfortunate.

Reading some of the blogs hear leads me to notice that the HRC supporters are quite sensitive and outright intolerant. Just an observation....

Maybe they have been conditioned by years of bitter fighting with others so they constantly feel that if you don't agree with them, then you must be totally against them.

I think this is the religious politics that Sen. Obama has been talking about. These have divided us for far too long. There are plenty of things that both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama can agree with the church on. I am sure that all parties want a stronger economy, more accessible healthcare, and as little war as possible and both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama stand for that.

A Stronger America '08

Clinton will change her stance on abortion if it means the White House. She is such a fake. We're on to you Toots!

Note to Hillary:
If you would like some credibility with women

1. Divorce your serial philandering sex addicted husband

2. Learn to tell the truth

3. Recognize your intellect is not that great and you need help occasionally.

4. It's not all about you 24/7

5. Find your own way without being attached in some way to the coattails of a man.

Gomez needs to speak out about the molestation of children by the Church's priests. When I was a child I use to wonder why some priests were at my parish and then all of a sudden they were gone.

I'm glad Gomez is taking a stand. I wish others in the Catholic institution would.

Why is Obama's name being brought up in this discussion? The archbishop of San Antonio, Jose Gomez criticizes St. Mary's University for inviting Hillary to speak there due to Hillary's pro-choice stance. Maybe Hillary should stick to doing small townhall meetings. Many Hillary supporters are bad-mouthing Obama, why? Because he is leading in states won, the popular vote, and total delegates!

Obama in 08!

As a practicing, communicant Roman Catholic and Clinton supporter, I would like to ask Archbishop Gomez if he would prefer that we put our support behind one of the candidates in the race who has been married several times, or who publicly rejects the Trinity and the Eucharist. (McCain and Huckabee) I'm not sure it's appropriate for a diocesan bishop to pick and choose which tenets of canon law to hold presidential candidates up to.

Papa Roach February 13th, 2008 2:36 pm ET

Good move! Just say NO to Hillary.

As a ex-Catholic, I said NO to the Catholic Church, and the holier-than-thou clergy who tried to tell us what to do while doing nothing about all the pedophiles in their ranks.

Before you criticize anyone else, Archbishop Gomes, make sure YOUR house is in perfect order.

The archbishop should first clearly put its support behind Huckabee and other people who believing in God. Has different opinion on one thing is important, has totally different believing is most important issue for the archbishop. But what you know about the archbishop, they have been working side by side with other false gods in the past all the time.

It's pretty sad that you can't listen to another person's opinions based solely on your religion. I'm no Hillary supporter, but this is pathetic. If everyone ignored everyone else (or tried to) that had the opposite opinion, this world would go nowhere. Be a little more open-minded. I'm not telling you to change your views by any means, but don't shut anyone out. If you truly are strong in your convictions, you should have no trouble listening to someone and sorting out what you agree and disagree with. Give others respect.

He added "however child abusers are welcome to speak as this is very much in keeping with the Catholic tradition"

Sandy,
its because you live in a free society that you can make your opinions known. The archbishop isn't hindering hillary's free speech. St. Mary's is a PRIVATE college regilously affiliated with the archbishop. He is free to interpret his doctrine and apply that to those under him. What do you say to all those catholics under him who agree with him. It would be one thing if we were talking about a public institution, but should we place controls on all private organizations on who and who cannot speak there. This wasn't someone outside criticizing the administartion, but someone over it. This isn't a religious state, but religious overseers still have the right to oversee whom they've been charged.

"No catholic should vote for a democrat based on their view of Abortion. The church needs to make a greater effort to stress this with American Catholics."

And they should vote for republicans for their stance on the death penalty war and ending poverty?

Neither party actually embraces christian values in a broad sense.

So, will Gomez advise against letting candidates who support the death penalty to speak there, also?

As a devout Catholic, I think the church needs to stay out of politics and policy. Last time I checked it was a free country. Students opposed to the platform of Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama who both support a woman's right to choose can chose not to vote or attend their rallies. I am so tired of my church trying to have its cake and eat it too.

she choose a Catholic school for a campaign rally to make a good impression to the Hispanic population which a majority tend to be Catholic

Clinton is not like obama to say anything,do anything to win. He is giving planned,prepared inspiration speech to win election just like George W.bush, trying to deceive people. Obama thinks he can away with it, by deceiving people with his FAKE speech that does not do any good except may be give him votes. If he is president, he will do just like Bush, with all inspiration speech he has no stuff to say because he had done nothing in his life to improve the country.

Whatever happened to the seperation of church and state? When choosing a candidate to vote for, the abortion issue should not at all be the defining means by which a candidate is judged. Look at all the Catholics that voted for GWB, for two terms. He's certainly no Catholic, and look at all of the senseless deaths he's caused in Iraq and Afghanistan to date.

So with that in mind, please do not allow the abortion issue to cloud your judgement at the polls folks. It's time for serious change and a brand new direction in this country. And for those folks who still haven't figured it out yet, all of Senator Obama's plans regarding the issues, are right there on his website.

Just go to his website, and click on where it says "issues" and you're there. It's very comprehensive and detailed, and makes a lot of sense. My vote will be cast to move forward in this country, and not backward as some would choose to do.

Obama is all talk and people are so desperate after the Bush years that they will believe anything positive someone SAYS. How about looking at what Obama has DONE – minimal when compared with Hillary.

The media will not vet this guy, but the republicans will. I did my homework and what I see scares me. NO TRACK RECORD. He uses the same exact rhetoric that Bush used during his first run at the white house "I'll be a uniter, not a divider". Remember, talk is cheap, it's what you do. Obama is an inspirational speaker, not a leader BASED ON HIS MINIMAL RECORD.

I will not vote for Obama under any circumstances and I think the democrats will not win in November if this guy is carrying the banner.
I always was amazed at how Americans could vote Bush into office not once, but TWICE. Watching people fall for Obama's empty promises reminds me how gullible Americans are for pretty words. Obama is just a liberal version of Bush. We will never learn.

Sandy, supporting the Iraq war means you care about people in my opinion. I was for the war to help all the innocent Iraqi's being slaughtered by Saddaam Hussien. Pulling out too early will cause genocide to happen. How can you say McCain isn't protecting life with his position? I am for the war b/c I want LESS people to die.

If the catholic church would like to continue to ride its high horse with regard to abortion, it needs to modernize (by a few centuries) its views on birth control and sex education. This is especially important in the southern states where teen pregnancy is the highest.

Tax the Church heavily and you'll see how quickly they separate from the state.

Sandy – very eloquently said. Your comments are right on target.

We Latino's in Texas need to come together and vote obama. I was leaning toward hilary till I see she forced our fellow latino Solis Doyle to step down (fired for all purposes). Is this what we can expect. Hilary giving us Latino voters promises and then when she gets our vote, throwing us to the side because she got what she wanted. We need to come together as Latino's and make a stand. I am voting obama

In reply to Sandy. Nice try, but your remarks concerning McCain's acceptance of soldiers being killed is off the mark. #1 these soldiers (as heroic and worthy of our respect and admiration as they should be) volunteered to serve. They, like police officers in every city/state know what can happen, this is why we respect and admire them so much. Unborn children have no such choice. They are innocents who have not yet experienced any of life's choices. Shame on you Sandy for not recognizing that.

I hope that Obama will be able to also attend and allowed to speak at St. Mary University. Beside I truely feel deep in my heart, that the one to bring the Colors (Races) together will be BARACK OBAMA.

A Very Strong Chicana from Fontana
and a Deligate from California

This Archbishop needs to learn that Hillary does not want to force anyone to have an abortion -geeeeesh louise! Sorry, but that's just silly...and I'm not even voting for Clinton. She states that abortion should be minimized and that it's between the privacy of the parent and their god.

Typical Republicants – love the embryo but once you're born; screw you you're on your own!

Why should any presidential candidate be banned from a tax exempt non profit organization?

Obama people tell me why I should vote for Obama with out using the words "change" and "Hope".

I know you can't THAT IS WHY THIS CATHOLIC IS VOTING FOR HILLARY!!!!

The Archbishop is right. Let us hope the university administrators invite other candidates across the spectrum.

They've been saying "no" to women in leadership roles for centuries.

Oh Puh Lease... I am NOT a Clinton supporter but "Abortion' is not the only issue plauging the world. Let the woman speak...

This is just another instance of Catholic leaders pushing their church away from mainstream Americans. It is one thing for the church to take a position on abortion, but it is another to criticize a Catholic university for being a university in the true sense of the word - a place where people of differing views come together to learn from each other.

As a practicing Catholic and a graduate of a Catholic university, I am disappointed in the archbishop's decision to make agreement with Catholic political positions a requirement for debate in a Catholic university.

After reading this article, I remembered something Obama said while running for Illinois senator: "I'm running to be the senator, not the minister." Gomez has every right to oppose Hilary's visit or even Barak's for that matter. But who will he vote for in November? If Huckabee loses, he'll have no choice, but to vote for a pro-choice supporter. But who knows, McCain may flip flop again.

We are never going to have a candidate that we agree with on everything. We have to look at what that person has done in the past and judge if that is the person we want to stand up for us. This election is very important to our country. We are in 2 wars are jobs are going away people need help with just day to day living. EXPERIENCE is very important to a lot of people. I know it is to me.

It is about time, he has been saying crap about her all along, but you know once they scream racism it is hard to speak up for yourself. Go Hillary, call him out on all the bull he has been saying.

Has this woman no boundries? Why on earth would she choose a Catholic school for a campaign rally? Gomez is correct in his statement, I just hope the rest of the latino population see her for what she is.

One bad news after the other accompanied Hillary.

This is ridiculous. If you want to keep your tax-exempt status, you should be REQUIRED to stay out of the game of politics. A qualifier that "you don't want to tell people how to vote" is insufficient to mask the true intent of your comments, which are to pressure catholics or other christians generally to vote for the "moral" party, and against the wickedly immoral and promiscuous "left wing."

No catholic should vote for a democrat based on their view of Abortion. The church needs to make a greater effort to stress this with American Catholics.

Then there would have to be a NO to Obama as well. His positions are the same as Hillary.

One of the main reasons why I will not be voting for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama is their pro-abortion stance. I realize there are many people who take a pro-choice view, however, most agree that "partial-birth" abortion is too close to infanticide for their conscience and voted decidedly against it. (Last polling showed approximately 85% voted FOR a ban on partial birth abortion–except for Obama and Clinton. One of these candidates went so far as to deny medicine or any kind of help for babies who actually survive this barbaric procedure. Hint: it's not Senator Clinton. I am a woman with a $35,000 yearly income who has struggled at times to raise my son (who is now 27 years old), but I will not vote for anyone who cannot give the unborn at least a fighting chance.

Well I guess she should've went to Wisconsin!!

After reading this article, I remembered something Obama said while running for Illinois senator: "I running to be the senator, not the minister." Gomez has every right to oppose Hilary's visit or even Barak's . But who will he vote for in November? If Huckabee loses, he'll have no choice, but to vote for a pro-choicesupporter. But who knows, McCain may flip flop again.

At last - a man of God who is willing to stand up for his church's principles!!! They may not be mine or yours, but they are his, and its his church that Hillary, the liar, the thief, the pro abortionist, the enabler, is to speak at. Amen to this man for making it a point!

That's it CNN..... keep picking at scabs. Tear the Democratic party apart. Makes room for us independents. BwaaHaaHaa!

Clinton'll probably change her stance on abortion for the moment so she can speak here.

Good move! Just say NO to Hillary.

Boris Yeltsin elected as first Russian president on June 12, 1991 by a direct popular vote. His policy at the time: change. Most russian people wanted change for so many years. But his government failed miseably and most Russians lived worse under his presidency.

Here in the US, we have many voters wanted change also now. Do we know each candidates' policy clearly? Are you sure the change you voted for is the change you will get? For sure there will be change, since Bush will leave the Whitehouse no matter what. Are we voting for the prosperity of this country and people?

I am a life-long Catholic, and have been volunteering in Barack Obama's campaign for a year in SA and recently in New Mexico.

I think that abortion is a horrible violence.

However, I do not think that Senator Clinton should be disinvited by St. Mary's University. I support her right to speak in a free society.

I would like to make these points:

1. It sounds the Archbishop believes that only Senator McCain and Mike Huckabee would be acceptable presidential candidate speakers at St. Mary's University.

2. However, Senator McCain believes that we should be in an endless war. So his "pro-life" stance covers only babies before they are born. After they are born, the US can kill them as "collateral damage" in an endless war and that would be OK with the Archbishop?

3. Last time I checked we do not live in a RELIGIOUS STATE like the folks in Iran where no one has the right to speak against what a handful of religious clerics enforce with the threat of imprisonment or death.

If this arcbishop has any clout, he will cause Clinton votes in her Catholic base.

Obama 08'