Denver, Colo., Jan 17, 2007 / 18:28 pm
Denver Archbishop, Charles Chaput, said this week that the newly inaugurated Democratic Governor of Colorado, who represented himself as a pro-life Catholic during elections, now faces the most difficult part of governorship, governing. Governor Bill Ritter has faced criticism after he announced in his inaugural address that he would return tax-payer funding to Planned Parenthood.
Governor Ritter is attempting to reverse a ban enacted by former governor Bill Owens, who, after an independent audit, learned that state funds were indirectly subsidizing abortions. The Colorado State Constitution states that no state money shall subsidize abortions.
Chaput said in his weekly article that while the newly-elected Governor Ritter “packed a great deal of good will, good sense and hope into his first ‘state of the state’ message to Colorado legislators on Jan. 11” he now has to back up his words with actions.
“In the long run, all of us — homemakers, shopkeepers, clergy, athletes and public officials — are judged by what we do, not by what we say. How our words translate into action shapes what we accomplish and what we become.”