Manchester, N.H., Jan 16, 2009 / 00:52 am
The juxtaposition of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and the March for Life has prompted Bishop John G. McCormack of Manchester, New Hampshire to reflect upon American society. While President-elect Obama’s status as the first African-American elected president marks victorious progress to overcome racism, he said it also marks the further political defeat of the pro-life movement.
"The impending change is momentous," Bishop McCormack wrote in a message released Wednesday on the Diocese of New Hampshire’s web site. "President-elect Obama’s election reflects the encouraging fact that racism is diminishing in our country."
He wrote that the incoming administration was elected by voters who desired that the federal government be more responsive to working and middle class people. The change of administration also creates the expectation that there will be an end to the war in Iraq.
"Whether we voted for President-elect Obama or not, he is to be the President of the United States, a president for all of us," Bishop McCormack continued.