Catholic Priest Running For Pro-Abortion NDP

CORNER BROOK, NFLD, June 23, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholic priest Father
Des McGrath is running for the NDP in the Newfoundland riding of Random-Burin-St.
George’s. Since the NDP are officially pro-abortion Rev. McGrath has been often
asked about what he would do on abortion if elected.

The Globe and Mail reports today that Rev. McGrath told reporters who questioned
him on abortion, "You people on the mainland seem to be more interested
in that than any other issue in Canada — and we got more serious issues right
now." The 69-year-old priest is a celebrated figure for having started
a union for fishermen.

While claiming to be pro-life, Fr. McGrath is quoted using well worn pro-abortion
rhetoric in speaking on abortion. "I don’t believe in stirring up the
pot and stirring up old ashes on this," he said in response to dealing
with abortion in Parliament. "Responsibility goes with the rights that
women have over their own bodies and hopefully the decision that they make
would be for pro-life."

Not only is Fr. McGrath taking a non-Catholic position on abortion, it appears
he is also being allowed by his bishop to defy church discipline that explicitly
prohibits Catholic priests from running for any public office.
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I wonder if he thinks that a woman’s rights over her body extend
to suicide? I wonder what issue he considers more serious than the plague of
abortion or does social justice end at entrance of the womb.