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TEXAS BISHOP BACKS PRIEST CLAIMING DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO HELL

By Jacob Jarvis On 9/8/20 at 8:10 AM EDT
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A Texas bishop has backed a Wisconsin priest's claims that Catholics who support
the Democrats are going to hell due to the party's "godless platform."

James Altman of St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church in La Crosse said, in a
message since viewed more than 300,000 times on YouTube, that those who back the
Democrats should repent or "face the fires of hell."

He referenced "godless politicians" and said the Catholic church is a "moral
power," which justified him commenting upon political issues if lawmakers acted
in an "immoral way."

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"You cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat. Period. Their party platform
absolutely is against everything the Catholic church teaches," he said.

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He went on to refer to issues such as abortion, claiming "aborted babies" would
bar the entrance of Democrats to heaven.



Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, has since backed this message.

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"As the Bishop of Tyler I endorse Fr Altman's statement in this video. My shame
is that it has taken me so long. Thank you Fr Altman for your COURAGE. If you
love Jesus & His Church & this nation...pleases HEED THIS MESSAGE," he wrote on
Twitter, sharing the video while doing so.

The comments have been questioned, with the issue raised of organizations which
are tax exempt getting involved in politics.

Newsweek has contacted Altman and Strickland for comment.

It comes after Vatican consultant Father James J. Martin, who Altman also
criticized in his video due to him addressing the Democratic National
Convention, urged Catholics against claiming that support for Democratic
presidential candidate Joe Biden is sinful.

"Dear friends: I'm seeing more priests saying that voting for Joe Biden is a
mortal sin. It is not. It is not a sin to vote for either Mr. Biden or Mr.
Trump. Nor is it a sin to be Democrat or Republican," he said previously, as
reported by Newsweek.

In regards to the comments from Altman, Martin told Newsweek: "Bishops, priests
and members of religious orders are not supposed to endorse any candidates. And
the church itself never endorses, because no one candidate could ever fully
express all Catholic teaching. For example, in general the Democrats support
abortion, but the Republicans support the death penalty. Both are against church
teaching. Catholics are called to consider the Gospels, church teachings, and
then vote the way their individual consciences demand. As Pope Francis said, the
church is called to form consciences, not replace them."


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In regards to his prayer at the Democratic National Convention, he said: "My
prayer at the convention included a prayer for the unborn child in the womb. So
I don't know how much clearer I could have been about my pro-life stance."

President Donald Trump has long criticized his opponent Biden and other
Democrats on matters of religion, branding his rivals as "against God."

This is despite Biden having frequently made his Catholic faith well-known. He
has also laid out plans for "safeguarding America's faith-based communities"
should he win in November.

Newsweek has contacted Martin and the Biden campaign for comment.


A bottle of hand sanitizer is seen next to Holy water and the Bible at an
outdoor Sunday service in California in July. A Wisconsin priest has been backed
by a Texas bishop after criticizing Catholics who vote Democrat. Apu Gomes/AFP
via Getty Images

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