CATHOLIC VOTER DILEMMA Dear Catholic brothers and sisters in Christ, Each presidential election year, Catholic voters must face the dilemma of choosing between a pro-life Republican candidate and a pro-choice Democratic candidate. But, in reality, there is no "cut and dry" choice. Republicans are clearly not the government vanguards of social welfare and the Democrats preach individual conscience and the constitutional responsibility not to confuse church and state. As Catholics we can point a finger at Bush for rush to war, or fault Kerry for not being absolute about abortion as a party candidate, even though he may be against abortion as a private citizen. What's more, neither Bush or Kerry is philosophically clean on stem cell research, even though each tries to be ethical. This being said , we still have the first Catholic presidential candidate since John F. Kennedy. (Another this viable may never happen again in any of our lifetimes. ) When all is said and done, many of us, after weighing all the pros and cons,will end up voting for who we sincerely believe will constitute the lesser of two evils. Whether you agree or not, this will be the reality for a great many, maybe even the majority of, Catholics November 2. The survey that follows poses several key questions we, at Catholic Pulse, would like you to answer about the leading presidential candidates and your plans on voting. Unbiased third party tabulation will insure your confidentiality and all corresponding demographic data. We will only receive aggregate responses. We ask that you please take a moment to complete this Catholic Voter Survey. Simply click this URL for access: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=18163665028. Taking it will take less time than reading this email. Once again, just click: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=18163665028 to begin. We'll post our results for comparison after the election. If enough of you participate we'll release the results to the media. Thank-you for your input...make sure you pray before you vote for real. Pax tecum, Catholic Pulse. P.S. We appreciate all you that have signed up for regular polling at www.goodcathinfo.com .
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