He Earned a Standing Ovation

How I wish I could have been there myself!

On Saturday afternoon, several dozen pro-life Catholics rallied outside the parish in his support and, when Father Newman celebrated Mass later in the day, his homily was interrupted by a lengthy standing ovation as his parishioners indicated their support.

We also see clearly, once again, how what Fr. Newman said was taken out of context.I just got the chills. :)

Father Newman wrote in a parish bulletin this weekend that his original comments were taken out of context by the Associated Press -- which reported that he would deny communion rather than, as LifeNews.com reported, that he wants parishioners to voluntarily consider whether they should repent before receiving it.

Relying on the document "Faithful Citizenship" produced by the nation's Catholic bishops, Newman said his comments stemmed from that.

"No one could conclude that a vote for Senator Obama is in itself or by itself a mortal sin. But from that same teaching, though, we must conclude that a vote for a pro-abortion candidate can be a mortal sin if the intent is to support abortion, that abortion is not merely one issue among other important issues, and that no Catholic should endorse a pro-abortion politician if a plausible pro-life alternative is available,' Newman explained.

Diocesan support or not, Father speaks the truth. God Bless him for that.
Thanks to LifeNews for a truthful update.