Pope orders NJ laws to Conform to his Decrees

[Slartibartfast]

Originally posted by Happy Monkey
Or he doesn't believe that his religious convictions should be foisted upon non-Catholics.

What McGreevey is in effect saying with three of these issues (abortion, stem cell, and euthanasia) is 'I consider myself a devout Catholic, and this implicitly means I believe the church teaching that these are all murder, yet I'm not going to raise my voice when my constituents make me take actions that favor these issues.'

When Kennedy was campaigning for president, he said "But if the time should ever come--and I do not concede any conflict to be even remotely possible--when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I hope any conscientious public servant would do the same."

Is McGreevey violiating his own conscience? He doesn't seem troubled at all with his actions. Maybe McGreevey actually believes abortion is acceptable. If this is the case, then he shouldn't be claiming to be a devout follower of a religion that teaches otherwise.