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Knights
of Columbus convention delegates adopt
resolutions challenging Catholic office-holders on
abortion, affirming marriage as union of one man and
one woman
(Quebec City, Quebec) -
Delegates to the annual international convention
of the Knights of Columbus today adopted a
resolution opposing "any governmental action or
policy that promotes abortion, embryonic stem
cell research, human cloning, euthanasia,
assisted suicide and other offenses against
life."
The delegates also challenged "our fellow
Catholics who are elected officials to be true
to the faith they claim to profess by acting
bravely and publicly in defense of life,
affirming with Pope Benedict XVI that 'there can
be no room for purely private religion.'"
The resolution stated that the organization
reaffirms its "commitment to building a culture
of life by promoting policies that favor the
family," and reaffirmed the organization's "long
standing policy of not inviting to any Knights
of Columbus event persons, especially public
officials or candidates for public office, who
do not support the legal protection of unborn
children."
The resolution on life issues follows by several
days the opening convention address by Supreme
Knight Carl A. Anderson, in which he called on
Catholic voters to "stop accommodating
pro-abortion politicians," and encouraged them
to "say 'no' to every candidate of every
political party who supports abortion."
Delegates also adopted
a resolution calling for "legal and
constitutional protection . . . for the
definition of marriage as the union of one
man and one woman to the exclusion of all
others."
The resolution declares that "marriage is a
natural institution based on ancient human
values that have evolved over time into a
unique and deeply rooted social, legal and
religious institution," and that it
"reflects the natural biological
complementarity between man and woman which
predates the state and which is woven into
the social and religious fabric of every
major culture and society."
Marriage between man and woman "provides the
most favorable environment in which to
protect the rights and the best interests of
children," the resolution stated.
Convention delegates adopted resolutions
dealing with other public policy issues as
well, including building a culture of life,
religious liberty, the Universal Declaration
on Human Rights, decency on the Internet and
in the media, Catholic education, and the
Pledge of Allegiance. The texts of all the
resolutions can be found at:
For complete coverage
of convention events, go to the "Convention
Central" web page at:
Thursday,
August 7, 2008
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