Michigan Catholic Conference

The Church advocates for policies that support and strengthen both marriage and family life. This includes promoting marriage as the lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, as well as policies that safeguard the rights and welfare of children. Catholic voters should ask themselves if the candidates for whom they are considering voting embody these principles, and if so, how. #FormingConsciences #FaithfulCitizenship #Election2024 #BeCatholicVoteCatholic #Marriage #Family #Children

Parents have the right to direct their children’s education in accordance with their convictions, which includes the right for parents to send their child to the school of their choice, and for the state to make those choices available to all. Catholic voters should ask themselves if the candidates for whom they are considering voting embody these principles, and if so, how. #FormingConsciences #FaithfulCitizenship #Education #SupportingStudentsSchoolsParents #Election2024 #BeCatholicVoteCatholic

In 2005, the Michigan Legislature adopted a resolution to honor the life of Pope St. John Paul II. It read in part: "May God grant us the same ability to spread the love and peace personified by this great man, and follow his lessons to respect and protect all life, love our neighbor and offer assistance to those less fortunate." To read the full resolution, click or tap here: https://lnkd.in/dznWhwYU

Today is the last day in Michigan you can register to vote through the mail or online. After today, you need to register in person, which you can do up to Election Day. For more voting logistic information and other election resources, visit our website. #BeCatholicVoteCatholic #Election2024

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Catholics serve others, particularly those in need, by volunteering at and operating soup kitchens, health care facilities, refugee shelters, food pantries, pregnancy centers, and homeless shelters, among other service agencies. Such acts of charity are driven by Jesus’s commandment to ‘love thy neighbor’ and to do so with fidelity to His teachings. Protecting religious liberty—the right to worship and to practice one’s faith freely—means the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment must be maintained and protected in public life. Catholic voters should ask themselves if the candidates for whom they are considering voting embody these principles, and if so, how. #FaithfulCitizenship #FormingConsciences #Election2024 #BeCatholicVoteCatholic #ReligiousLiberty #FreedomtoServe

A reminder this election season it's not only about staying informed and studying the issues. For more prayer resources, visit cthl.cc/voting #FaithfulCitizenship #FormingConsciences #BeCatholicVoteCatholic #Election2024

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News Release: Gov. Whitmer’s Social Media Skit Prompts Catholic Bishops Conference to Urge Greater Respect for Religion in Public Life FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A video posted yesterday to social media platform Instagram featuring Gretchen Whitmer has prompted the state’s Catholic bishops conference to express profound disappointment and offense taken at the actions in the video. In the skit, Whitmer lays a Dorito chip on the extended tongue of a woman, who as the camera pans out is shown to be kneeling in the same manner as one would when receiving Communion on the tongue. The governor then stares expressionless into the camera. “The skit goes further than the viral online trend that inspired it, specifically imitating the posture and gestures of Catholics receiving the Holy Eucharist, in which we believe that Jesus Christ is truly present,” said Paul A. Long, Michigan Catholic Conference President and CEO. “It is not just distasteful or ‘strange;’ it is an all-too-familiar example of an elected official mocking religious persons and their practices. While dialogue on this issue with the governor’s office is appreciated, whether or not insulting Catholics and the Eucharist was the intent, it has had an offensive impact.  “People of this state and across the country have grown tired of and continue to express their alarm at the bar of civility and respect toward people of faith lowering by the day. Michigan is a religiously diverse state and includes thriving communities of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim believers. The time is now for those in public office, their handlers, and strategists to return a level of respect, civility, and appreciation for those who have found peace and fulfillment in life by worshiping God and serving their neighbor.”

The Church proclaims every human person is created in the image and likeness of God and that each person possesses inherent and inviolable human dignity, present from the moment of conception until natural death. Catholic voters should ask themselves if the candidates for whom they are considering voting embody the principles of Catholic social teaching, and if so, how. #FaithfulCitizenship #DignityofHumanLife #RespectLifeMonth #FormingConsciences #Election2024 #BeCatholicVoteCatholic