As Pope John Paul II explains in his encyclical, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), “…when it is not possible to overturn or completely abrogate a pro-abortion law, an elected official, whose absolute personal opposition to procured abortion was well known, could licitly support proposals aimed at limiting the harm done by such a law and at lessening its negative consequences at the level of general opinion and morality. This does not in fact represent an illicit cooperation with an unjust law, but rather a legitimate and proper attempt to limit its evil aspects.” Logically, it follows from these words of the Pope that a voter may likewise vote for that candidate who will most likely limit the evils of abortion or any other moral evil at issue.

Something to think about, you are telling me that if I choose to vote then I must choose evil. I must discern which is the lesser of the evils, but choose evil none the less.

Ralph

Ralph

Ralph,

This is not what the Vatican teaches on this matter nor what Fr. Elias is saying. We are free to vote for the better of two candidates should neither be ideal. We simply need to make this decision based on a well formed conscience.

Fra Roderic