In Obama, Abortion, and Catholics , Tom McFeely, contributing editor of the National Catholic Register describes how leaders weigh in on Obama and the Kmiec Controversy. In the article , Catholic law professor at Pepperdine University Doug Kimec attempts to defend Obama and present reasons why he thinks Catholics should vote for Obama; however, Kimec seems to be a very confused man, who presents a picture of someone he would like Obama to be, rather than the person he really is. For example, "Kmiec said it was wrong to characterize Obama as pro-abortion despite his perfect pro-abortion voting record and his campaigning on an abortion-rights platform with the endorsement of NARAL and leaders of Planned Parenthood." Here is how Father Richard Neuhaus, editor in chief of the journal First Things, responds to Kimec's analysis: Father Neuhaus said Kmiec fails to understand that not all intrinsic evils are equally grave and that abortion, unlike racism, is the key social issu...