What do
Sister Simone Campbell, Bishop Eugene Robinson, and Mateo Williamson
have in common? They were all invited by the White House to attend
the welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis when he visits the United
States for the first time.
Any
problem with that? The Vatican thinks so because it doesn't want the
pope to be seen as endorsing their positions. And what positions
might those be? Well, Sister Campbell heads a group of nuns that
support ObamaCare and its provisions for funding abortions and
contraception, in violation of Catholic teaching. Bishop Robinson is
the first openly gay Episcopal bishop and an ex-spouse in a same-sex
marriage. Mr. Williamson is a transgender activist.
Pope
Francis is a loving and generous man, but I doubt he would want to be
photographed embracing these three guests. But the real question for
me is why President Obama would even want to put the pope in such a
position. Now, I don't agree with Pope Francis on some things, such
as his views on capitalism and climate change. But I have great
respect for him as a Church leader and saintly man. He deserves to
be welcomed as such by our president. Obama's secular views and
opposition to traditional Christian values have no place here. He
should, for once, set aside his political ideology and show a little
class by disinviting Campbell, Robinson, and Williamson.
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