This Tuesday, November 7th, is Election Day.
Voting is clearly an important civic responsibility and an important moral responsibility as well.
As Catholics, it is not enough that we believe personally in the principles of justice, peace and respect for human life. We must work together with all citizens to shape the future of our society by calling attention to important moral values. We have a concern for human dignity and human rights, for the sanctity of life of every person from conception till natural death and for maintaining and protecting the common good. In Living the Gospel of Life, the United States Bishops write that the arena for moral responsibility includes not only the halls of government but the voting booth as well. . . . Thus we urge our fellow citizens to see beyond party politics, to analyze campaign rhetoric critically and to choose their political leaders according to principle, not party affiliation or mere self-interest.