Bishop Aquila challenges Catholic politicians to act in accord with their faith
Fargo, ND, Feb 15, 2007 / 03:37 pm ( CNA ).- Bishop Samuel Aquila, the Bishop of Fargo, has issued a strong challenge to Catholic politicians, reminding them that they have a responsibility to ensure that their actions reflect their Catholic faith. In his diocesan newspaper column posted today on the Diocese of Fargo Web Site, the bishop reminds politicians that, “every act of violence that attacks an innocent human person from the moment of conception to natural death is against the will of God and rejects the inherent dignity of the human person. ” Therefore, the Bishop said, “every Catholic politician must recognize and act upon this truth to be a faithful Catholic.".... ”We cannot leave God at the door when we walk into the legislature,” the bishop tells Catholic politicians, “but rather we must allow the truth of God and the truth of the dignity of the human person to guide us in every decision we make. With each law or bill we consider, we must be, first, a people who recogn