Liberal Catholics have work to do to support consistent ethic of life

https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/distinctly-catholic/liberal-catholics-have-work-do-support-consistent-ethic-life
Yesterday, I covered the prospects for Roe (settled), how positive and negative rights fit into the debate and the behavior of the bishops. There will be no transfer of power back to the states. While there could be a Congressional action, it would surely codify the status quo, although if Democrats are strong enough (and they may be after 2020, since the GOP will be decimated), they could increase the child tax credit to living wage levels as part of tax reform, as long as Catholic Democrats make them.

The March itself should be moved to April 15th to signify  Tax Day and take the focus of of Roe and onto living wages. Of course, that would have economic libertarians compete for attention on their opposition to income taxes. Hopefully, they would not crash the March. I hope the March is both orderly and neat, as Court personnel and Park Rangers are on furlough and have enough problems already.

Both sides actually do love the March. NARAL always has a fundraiser sometime close to the March. Thank you for your support. Nothing really happens because of either the choice and life movements. There is a quote from That Scottish Play which covers the significance of both sides of the debate:

 Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. After hearing that his wife has died, Macbeth takes stock of his own indifference to the event. ... The candle is perhaps the soul, and the prospects for Macbeth's are grim.

The current climate is not grim for the fundraisers and party partisans on both sides, but still is for the unborn. Party conventioneers depend on both movements. NEA members always fill out the Democratic contingent and they are rabidly pro-choice, mostly because the GOP still raises the issue. Strengthen the call for a living wage for families (fight for $15 - inflation adjusted to 2013 and a $1000 per month per child tax credit), which is required of Catholics to support under the Magisterium of Pius XI and the Democrats will be with you, especially if you drop the insistence on repealing Roe (which is impossible anyway).

Sadly, Catholic Democratic elected officials rely on not imposing their consciences on citizens while being personally pro-life. It looks good for their Catholic supporters. In reality, because many have law degrees, they understand how federal supremacy on equal protection and due process are important. It is a pity they don't explain that position to the Church, although arguing with the bishops may lose Catholic voters, even if they are telling the truth.

They could also say that they are not required to make the nation Catholic and therefore pro-life. While Dignitatis Humanae does not change teaching on the issue, it is part of the Magisterium too and applying it to Catholic politicians is a natural extension of its teaching. Still, I would wish Catholic Democrats would show some backbone and tell the truth about these issues, if only to be honest in the debate.

There really is no upside to be publicly Pro-Life and Catholic. Not only will you be primaried, unless they  have the courage to explain why Roe is good law and argue that a Child Tax Credit is more pro-life than overturning Roe. The truth will not dissuade Right to Life Catholics or the Susan B. Anthony Fund from putting truth before partisanship, so there is no reason to bother.  See MacBeth quote again.