Catholic Moral Clarity

Human Events today published an editorial by David Freddoso that does a fine job explaining that actions taken by the Church out of moral necessity are not actions taken for political purposes, even if the actions may have consequences for politicians.

On the question of withholding sacraments from politicians who support abortion, Freddoso writes, "This is how religious freedom is supposed to work in the United States. You can do whatever you want -- just don't expect Church leaders to let your poor public example stand without an equally public contradiction. After all, they owe us that moral clarity."

Freddoso's article is worth reading.