The editor of the popular Catholic magazine Famiglia Cristiana, Father Antonio Scortino, has taken issue with the leader of the Italy’s Democratic party, Walter Veltroni, on the responsibilities of Catholic voters.Veltroni had argued that his Democratic party does not need to take a stand in favor of Church teachings on controversial public issues such as abortion, euthanasia, and embryo research.
The Roman mayor said that both loyal Catholics and atheists could be comfortable within the party.
Father Scortino disagreed, saying that Catholics cannot make common cause with radicals in the new center-left political party.
"Catholics are incompatible with radicals," he said.
Opinion polls in Italy suggest that for practical purposes, Veltroni is winning his argument.
While Italy’s Radical Party has supported a referendum liberalizing in-vitro fertilization laws, legislation on homosexual civil unions, and pro-euthanasia marches, recent polling found that 40% of Catholics in Italy believe that Catholics could vote for party. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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