Talk about shocked! I, too, was shocked to read the reply by Joseph O’Connell (“Writer should ‘judge not’,” Nov. 6) concerning Paul Rosenthal’s right-on essay (“Voting your faith in 2012: Social justice, abortion and apples,” Nov. 4).
Hateful? Confessional? Where does Mr. O’Connell get “judgment” in any part of the essay? Facts are facts. Mr. Rosenthal draws his conclusions from the mouths of “Catholics” Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and Kathleen Sebelius, just to name a few. They consistently twist and bend Catholic teaching to suit their liberal, anti-Catholic philosophies.
Sorry, Mr. O’Connell, but your criticism does not apply here. And the Thomas Becket quote goes both ways.
Penny Strader
Augusta
didn't read the original letter but sounds like it was supporting the pro-death party (the opposite of prolife has to be prodeath and not pro choice). Can't figure out a way someone votes for a party that celebrates the killing of unborn babies. If you ask a 100 eight year olds they would all probably say killing babies is wrong. To grow up and believe that is right is either some type of demonic oppression, mental illness or something like that. I just can't figure a normal person thinking that way. Also, why would you want to sow a seed of death with a vote like that and expect not to see some negative result in your own life. Just doesn't make sense to me.
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