URGENT: Mass Catholics need help cracking the code of the MA Bishops Statement on the Election

This just in.    The Massachusetts Bishops Release a statement to give us guidance on how to vote in accord with Catholic teaching.

They said you need to vote in accord with Church teaching.   

There are certain moral issues that are fundamentally important.

Human rights should benefit everyone.  Nobody should be excluded. 

Our deeply-rooted concern for the common good has moved us throughout history.

The Massachusetts Bishops have convictions about voting which are bolstered by the innate sense of hope that has endowed the nation in good times and bad.

I know what you're asking.    What are they saying? Which candidates will best represent the culture that Catholics want to hand their children ?    

Here's what Catholics have got to do:  step up to the plate and share your vision of a better society at the polls.

Catholics are people of hope, they said.

Get it?

What's that you say?  Still don't know who or what to vote for?

Here's some more of the statement:

Hope is the Christian virtue that confirms our belief that we are never abandoned, that we are always loved by God.

We express these truths every time we extend our love to others as part of one big human family.

This same hope guides our civic involvement, they said.

See the lovely tapestry they're weaving?   (Is it me or does it have the stink of Bernadin?)

They were able to slip in some advice from Pope Benedict:   "participate in political life in a manner consistently in accordance with the Church's teachings, bringing well-founded reasons and high-ideals into the democratic debate"

They said for Catholics, voting is an exercise of reason inspired by faith.

You're vote has far-reaching consequences they warn.  There are moral consequences.   People

"should not be afraid to enter into a profound and ongoing dialogue, for the good of our civilization.”

I know you're anxious for the close.  Surely they have something profound to say for the good of our civilization, right?

Ready?

"Deciding which candidate in any particular race offers the best opportunity to take us in the right direction is not an easy task. Yet there is a measuring rod by which all electoral choices must be evaluated: will my vote enhance human dignity? Certain moral and social issues are fundamentally important, since human rights are at stake and must be protected to help democracy to flourish in a way that benefits every citizen. These include the defense of the sanctity of life, the family based on marriage between a man and a woman, religious freedom, and the well-being of the poor. As shifts in societal challenges are inevitable, it is also vital to determine from election to election which human rights face the greatest threat at the time of voting."

Their full statement can be found HERE. 

If you can crack the code, please call 1-800-SEDE-VACANTE.  

Operators are waiting for your call.

Thank you.