Lincoln, Neb., Sep 30, 2016 / 14:33 pm
Catholics who can't in good conscience vote for either major presidential candidate are well within their rights to pick a third option, says Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Voters need to discern whether there is a candidate in each race who can "advance human dignity, the right to life and the common good," he said in his Sept. 30 column for the Southern Nebraska Register.
"When there is, we should feel free to vote for that candidate – whether they are a member of a major party or not," he said. "No Catholic should feel obliged to vote for one candidate just to prevent the election of another."
The bishop advised a prudent course that avoids dangerous forms of "blind partisanship" and misleading political rhetoric and media alarmism.