Abortion advocate wants IRS to probe bishop who criticized Giuliani

Providence, Jun 19, 2007 / 11:16 am (CNA).- A leading abortion activist has filed a complaint with the IRS in an attempt to silence Bishop Thomas Tobin, who said he could never support Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, who believes abortion should be legal.

In his May 31 editorial in the Rhode Island Catholic, the bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, called the former New York mayor’s pro-abortion views "pathetic," "confusing," and "hypocritical."
"Rudy's explanation is a classic expression of the position on abortion we have heard from weak-kneed politicians so frequently in recent years: 'I'm personally opposed to but don't want to impose my views on other people.' The incongruity of that position has been exposed many times now," Bishop Tobin wrote.

The bishop said Giuliani’s views lead him to think of the “sad figure of Pontius Pilate … who personally found no guilt in Jesus, but for fear of the crowd, washed his hands of the whole affair and handed Jesus over to be crucified.”

According to LifeNews.com, Americans United for Separation of Church and State has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service June 13, asking that the agency look into whether Bishop Tobin violated his diocese’s tax-exempt nonprofit status. [More]

My Comment:

I agree with Fr. Pavone here - the real problem is that we don't have more voices speaking out like Bishop Tobin's. People need to be warned about these "psuedo Catholics" from someone in authority in the Church. Giuliani doesn't practice his faith - he's been married three times, he tries to pretend he's pro-life when he's not. He has a long history of supporting abortion and many other issues that the Church teaches is sinful. Do we really want to elect another "John Kerry"?

I like the way Fr. Pavone repsonds by saying, “I'd like to hear what the same legal advisors would say if political candidates started calling for the abolishment of the Catholic Church and the imprisonment of the clergy. Would we find our voices then?”
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