8-December-2004 -- EWTNews Brief
ROME, Italy, December 8 (CNA) - The influential
Jesuit magazine "La Civilitá Cattolica," whose content is reviewed by
the Vatican Secretary of State, has published an article by Father Angel Macchi,
SJ, in the current edition in which Father Macchi offers very positive comments
on the reelection of George W. Bush.
According to Father Macchi, economic recovery, as well as "the
distancing from Kerry by some Catholic bishops because of the issue of
abortion" aided in Bush's reelection. In addition, "the extraordinary
effort to bring as many voters to the polls as possible was crowned with
success."
The article also points to the "great cultural significance" of the
referendums in 11 states defining marriage as the union between one man and one
woman. "In these 11 states where the referendums were put to a vote, they
were approved by an overwhelming majority both in Republican and Democrat
states, thus disproving the idea of the 'two Americas' split in half on
fundamental moral issues."