Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Post Election Thoughts

OK, it is over and the pro-abortion candidate won. I have thought about a rant I would like to go on, but am resigned to God's Will. We prayed, we sacrificed, we hoped . . . and the majority of voters chose Obama. I believe God sends us tests, just as He tested the Angels and Adam and Eve. Sometimes it may be little tests of our faith or our obedience, and sometimes there are bigger stakes. I believe that we failed this test and I also believe there will be a sentence. That said, I will pray for our future president and all our leaders just as I pray for the present.
Now, can someone please explain the following article to me. I heard it from the SSPX pulpit, and the bishops of North Carolina "ordered" a statement to be read at Masses, as did many bishops throughout the United States. So why did such a large percentage of Catholics vote for Obama? Excuse me, but I am labeled the "disobedient" one for attending SSPX Masses . . . ????????????
From the Catholic News Service:
Catholic voters mirror general electorate in support for Obama

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholics pretty much voted the way the rest of the country did in supporting Democratic Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential race Nov. 4, according to some early poll reports. Exit poll data was still being compiled and analyzed Nov. 5, but early information showed 53 percent or 54 percent of Catholics supported Obama and 44 percent or 45 percent were for Republican Sen. John McCain. Of the total population, 52 percent of Americans voted for Obama and 46 percent for McCain. By comparison, 52 percent of Catholics in 2004 supported Republican President George W. Bush and 47 percent voted for Democratic Sen. John Kerry. The total nationwide vote in 2004 was 55 percent for Bush and 44 percent for Kerry. Final pre-election polls from battleground states showed there would likely be some differences between the Catholic vote and the overall vote in those states, however.

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