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Hugh Hewitt: Catholics and the Vote
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — E.J. Dionne found an auxiliary bishop to quote in support of the idea that the Catholic hierarchy in America is split on the upcoming election. I salute E.J.'s investigative skills in tracking down Gabino Zavala, an auxiliary bishop in the Los Angeles Archdiocese,the one bishop who provides a little cover for the idea that a faithful Catholic can vote in good conscience for Obama. But even the elevation of Zavala to nation prominence in the pages of the Washington Post doesn't change the fact that the Roman Catholic leadership has never been this united or this vocal in ...

Hugh Hewitt: Catholics and the Vote
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog — E.J. Dionne found an auxiliary bishop to quote in support of the idea that the Catholic hierarchy in America is split on the upcoming election. I salute E.J.'s investigative skills in tracking down Gabino Zavala, an auxiliary bishop in the Los Angeles Archdiocese,the one bishop who provides a little cover for the idea that a faithful Catholic can vote in good conscience for Obama. But even the elevation of Zavala to nation prominence in the pages of the Washington Post doesn't change the fact that the Roman Catholic leadership has never been this united or this vocal in ...

Chris Korzen: Tough Times for the Catholic Right
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... But this time around, the faithful aren't buying it. According to the polls, Catholics have consistently named the economy as the number one concern affecting their votes this year. As E.J. Dionne wrote in his Washington Post column yesterday, "Catholics, who are quintessential swing voters and gave narrow but crucial support to President Bush in 2004, are drifting toward Barack Obama. And this time, some church leaders are suggesting that single-issue voting is by no means a Catholic commandment." Indeed, this week both Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gambino Zavala ...