Sen. Sanders Goes to the Vatican | National Catholic Reporter MSW. MGB: The campaign and the movement are all about Democratic Socialism, which includes both state sponsored income supports as a moral obligation, private enterprise and essentially everything that has been covered by Catholic Social Teaching from Rerum Novarum to Caritas in Veritate.
People do mouth commitment to the unborn in most Democratic Socialist countries and have policies to back it up - but we are not like them - we prize individual rights as the moral basis for the republic - a big part of which is leaving women alone in reproductive decisions. In the U.S., what is acceptable in many democratic socialisms is not acceptable here. Any committment to life must take the constitutional limitations to heart - and must be specific. A non-specific commitment to "Life" is simply a snow job. Any modern country with teeth on abortion also has Democratic Socialism. To not do so is exploitative of women and simply gross. Given that, the best basis for doing anything about abortion is more robust Democratic Socialism. If you want Life, feel the Bern.
As I said last week when this was announced, going to Rome is not some campaign stunt - but it is essential to the larger movement - even if it does not help win in New York. Why invite Bernie? He is the foremost proponent of Democratic Socialism is the United States (with the possible exception of Richard Wolff, who is more of a Marxist, or cooperative socialists like me - and others - who are less well known). He is a natural invite - candidate or not. If you don't understand that, you don't understand Bernie or what fuels the campaign
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