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Election 2012 -- Bishop Thomas John Paprocki has been thinking a writing a lot about this year's presidential election. You no doubt already read Michael Sean Winter's assessment of the the bishop's talk in La Crosse, Wisc., for that city's Red Mass (See MSW Responds to +Paprocki).

Now we learn that Paprocki is writig about party platforms in his column in his diocesan newspaper. He writes, Why am I mentioning these matters in the Democratic Party Platform? There are many positive and beneficial planks in the Democratic Party Platform, but I am pointing out those that explicitly endorse intrinsic evils.

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So what about the Republicans? I have read the Republican Party Platform and there is nothing in it that supports or promotes an intrinsic evil or a serious sin.

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We are not making this up: The Roman Catholic ministry Courage, which perpetuates the "ex-gay" myth and demands a life of celibacy from gay people, has released a terrifying video featuring a priest rapping about how sexual orientation and identity are a choice.

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NCR's sister publication, Celebration, posts reflections on each day's Scripture reading. Here's a link: celebrationpublications.org/dailybread. You may want to bookmark it. It's a great way to begin the day.

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