Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
The following summarizes recent opinion pieces examining how Catholic leaders are reacting to Catholic support for President-elect Barack Obama. Exit polls showed that 54% of Catholics voted for Obama. ~ Patrick Whelan and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend,
First Draft (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... acceptable to back President-elect Obama because he pledged to reduce abortion rates. [snip] Dr. Patrick Whelan, a pediatrician and president of Catholic Democrats, said angry statements from church leaders were counterproductive and would only alienate Catholics. "We're calling on the bishops to move away from the more vicious language," Whelan said. He said the church needs...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... important thing to say. I think we should say it clearly and with a punch," said New York .But Dr. Patrick Whelan, a pediatrician and president of Catholic Democrats, said angry statements from church leaders were counterproductive and would only alienate Catholics."We're calling on the bishops to move away from the more vicious language," Whelan said. He said the church needs...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
... with previous elections, Democrats have become more organized in recruiting Catholic voters, said Patrick Whelan, head of Catholic Democrats, a Boston-based organization."It's dramatically different this time," said Whelan, who was co-director of Catholics for Kerry in 2004. He pointed outside of formal campaign efforts to the activities of groups such as the Matthew 25 network,...
