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By Matt Lamb, LifeSiteNews, Nov 18, 2022
BALTIMORE, Maryland (LifeSiteNews) — The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will not revise its voting guide until after the 2024 election.
The guide, titled “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” calls abortion the “preeminent” issue for Catholic voters.
It states:
The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed. At the same time, we cannot dismiss or ignore other serious threats to human life and dignity such as racism, the environmental crisis, poverty and the death penalty.
“Gathered in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly, the bishops voted Wednesday to keep the guidance the same but include a new introduction and ‘supplemental inserts, to be ready before the 2024 election,” the Catholic News Agency reported. …
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