Faithful Citizenship, Voting, and Abortion…

Posted by Jana Bennett | Oct 14, 2016 | Current Events | 0 |

A few of our readers have asked us to weigh in on voting and abortion – Do Catholics have “an unwavering obligation never to vote for a pro-choice candidate”? Here’s our own Charles Camosy writing at Crux:

Knights’ leader right on abortion, wrong on Catholic voting duties

About The Author

Jana Bennett

Jana Bennett is Associate Professor of Theological Ethics at the University of Dayton. Like everyone else contributing to this blog, she is concerned about the polarities she sees in contemporary Catholicism among academics and lay people alike. Jana Bennett has a BA from The Colorado College, an MDiv from Garrett-Evangelical Seminary and a PhD from Duke University. Her interests include Augustine, singleness, disability, and technology use. She came into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church in 2003, after having grown up United Methodist. She is married with two kids.

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