Two taboo subjects at the Family Thanksgiving Dinner table, Politics & Religion. Oh Boy !!

Some question the validity of Cardinal Tobin's vocation or position as a Cardinal or Archbishop in the Catholic Church. Why ? Because he won't support one political candidate over another, and he is open to new ideas within the Church. Many political issues in the air that are up for religious debate; death penalty, abortion, immigration, lack of access to affordable health-care, lack of proper nutrition & food, living wage, and on and on. Not any one candidate is on the right side per the Catholic Church. Is one issue greater than another ? It all depends upon your personal situation. Is there one answer ? 

Cardinal Tobin raises these issues for all of us to consider. I think he is much more knowledgeable on Catholic theology than any lay person I know. Check out his resume, years of study, and prior positions within the Church. 

Pope Francis is the leader of our Catholic flock, elected by the College of Cardinals. He thought well enough of Joe Tobin to elevate him to the position of Cardinal. 

Whenever I spoke with Joe about life, faith, marriage, divorce, depression, he was most compassionate and full of wisdom. He is definitely pro family & life, and why he believes Catholic marriages with children of any age should do all is necessary to live the vows until death due us part. After all, he is the eldest in a family of 13. Faith, hope, & love. The sacrament of reconciliation in which we seek forgiveness for sins, should be practiced more within our families & society forgive those who seek it. Hate the sin (evil), forgive the sinner. See the good in the person, not the evil. 

I trust his word, he's not a conservative, but neither was Jesus Christ during his time on Earth. 

Rev. Joseph Tobin C.S.s.R. @ Blessed Sacrament RC Church, Rochester NY,  Nov. 1984. Officiating at my Sacrament of Holy Matrimony.