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By: CatholicVote.org<\/a>, originally published October 22, 2024<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinal Raymond Burke released an election guide on October 22, encouraging Catholics to respond to \u201ceven the smallest ray of hope\u201d that their votes can effect \u201cever greater change for the common good.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the guide, Cardinal Burke emphasized human life, marriage, family and religious freedom as preeminent aspects of the common good for Catholics to consider as they head to the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guide seeks to answer \u201cmoral questions regarding voting\u201d and was released less than two weeks before the general elections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On his personal website<\/a>, Cardinal Burke explained that \u201cas Election Day approaches, many have raised serious moral questions regarding how to vote.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added, \u201cSadly, in our great nation, we confront a situation in which both major political parties espouse certain agenda which are flagrantly contrary to the most fundamental tenets of the moral law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cardinal Burke acknowledges that for Catholics, \u201cas for all men and women of goodwill, the question is: In fulfilling our civic duty to vote, how can we be obedient to the law of God written upon our hearts in the present situation of deplorable moral and therefore cultural decline and decay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


For more detailed guidance on voting in good conscience, Cardinal Burke refers to his pastoral letter, \u201cOn Our Civic Responsibility for the Common Good<\/a>,\u201d published as Archbishop of St. Louis in 2004. In his current message, he offers five proposals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Pray and Fast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLet us pray and fast for our nation,\u201d especially for the conversion of our national culture from violence and death to peace and life. He strongly recommends Catholics participate in the Nine-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Oppose Harmful Agendas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe must be abundantly clear and tirelessly steadfast in our opposition to the anti-life, anti-family, and anti-religion agenda which are destroying families, communities, and our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Study Candidates\u2019 Agendas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Catholics \u201cmust study carefully the agenda of each candidate to see whether a candidate, even though he or she espouses morally objectionable programs and policies, will, in some way, limit the evil. If a candidate will, at least, limit the evil, we must support the limitation while insisting on the need to eradicate the evil altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Seek Hope in Candidates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While acknowledging that \u201cthe agenda of both major political parties is so fundamentally objectionable,\u201d Catholics must consider whether there is a \u201cray of hope\u201d to advance national politics in accordance with moral law by voting for a particular candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


5. Respond to Hope by Voting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He finally warns that \u201cif there is even the smallest ray of hope to effect some change in view of effecting ever greater change for the common good, it is not right for us to fail in responding to the ray of hope. Only if no candidate provides any ray of hope of serving, at least in some part, the common good, especially in what pertains to human life, marriage and the family, and the practice of religion, are we justified in not voting at all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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