Oct 24, 2004 / 22:00 pm
In the wake of Sen. John Kerry’s speech on his faith in Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday, Catholic organizations in America issued responses stating that Kerry has “misrepresented” and “run against” the Catholic faith.
"The Christian faith has been misrepresented again today by John Kerry," stated Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life."Kerry said, on the one hand, that he disagrees with the Church on abortion, and yet that society must protect its most vulnerable members,” he added.
"That's exactly why,” he said, “the Church is against abortion and requires Kerry -- and every public official -- to extend protection to the most vulnerable, the children in the womb.”
Fr. Pavone said that “Mr. Kerry obviously does not understand the Church he claims to belong to,” “The Church's position on abortion is not based on religious doctrine; it is based on the very duty to society that Mr. Kerry claims to fulfill.”