No winner in Kennedy - bishop abortion standoff

I understood O'Dowd clearly, he tried to equate the Death Penalty with the intrinsic evil of Abortion and that is a perversion and inaccurate analysis of Catholic social doctrine (as many try to defend, priests even.) It doesn't matter what you WANT the Church to be, it is what it is, no matter how many people try to change it with their own interpretations.

"Catholic Hardliner" must mean "actual practicing Catholic." If you are a practicing Catholic then there is NO other point of view than the official dogmas of the Church, other wise you have placed yourself outside of the Church, at least on that issue.

I'm with O'Dowd. Zues either did not read O'Dowd's blog or did not understand it.

The comment below this proves O'Dowd's thesis: Tobin's stance emboldens Catholic hardliners who don't want to listen to any other point of view.

I think the Catholics will find clear sailing from other Catholics as they continue to vote 'yea' on abortion while saying 'nay'. Example(s): Notre Dame, voting for Obama and the second paragraph of this article. My Irish heritage is cast in stone however, I can thank myself for having the foresight to see the Catholic Church for what it isn't. As for Kennedy: He'll just drive over to Massachusettes to receive communion. This is like a parking ticket for him.

O'Dowd, if you are going to use Church doctrine in your analysis about the Church, then please know what you are talking about. According to Church Teaching, Abortion and the Death Penalty are NOT on the same level, so your point is either ignorant or intellectually dishonest. Either way, you should edit your article and your opinion. I for one am getting tired of non-Catholics or non-practicing Catholics like yourself making lame attempts to rebuke our Bishops and our beliefs with your own private interpretation. You can stop now.