SACRAMENTO (AP) – Democratic Gov. Gray Davis was banned
from playing Santa Clause on Thursday at a Sacramento Catholic home for troubled
children because he supports abortion rights.Despite a 20-year tradition of
California governors delivering Christmas gifts to the St. Patrick’s Home for
Children, the school’s director barred Davis from school grounds unless he would
ask forgiveness for and disavow his views on abortion.
Monsignor Edward J. Cavanaugh, director of the home since
1952, asked the governor to sign a letter declaring that he repents “of ever
having promoted the killing of innocent unborn children.”
“We don’t let any pro-abortion people in our grounds
here,” Cavanaugh said. “He should get his life together and he should change his
whole philosophy on the unborn. He should stand up for the sanctity of human
life.”
Davis refused to sign the letter, and instead invited
children from the home to the state Capitol to fetch their gifts. “He’s entitled
to his point of view and I’m entitled to mine. I’m unapologetically pro-choice
and I’m not changing my position,” Davis said. “Having said this, the tradition
is about children, not grown-ups, I didn’t want the kids to be
disappointed.”
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Lord save us from Catholic (in name only) Politicians.
