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Thursday April 17, 2003
HIGHEST RANKING U.S. DEMOCRAT ORDERED TO STOP CALLING HIMSELF CATHOLIC
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SIOUX FALLS, SD, April 17, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Weekly Standard has reported that Tom Daschle has been ordered by his Bishop to remove from his congressional biography and campaign documents all references to his standing as a member of the Catholic Church. Daschle, who is one of the foremost promoters of abortion in the U.S. Senate, has nonetheless continued to refer to himself as a Catholic.
According to the paper, Sioux Falls' Bishop Robert Carlson issued the order in a recent letter. LifeSite contacted the diocese for confirmation and was told that officials were currently discussing the matter and a press release was to be issued shortly.
See the Weekly Standard coverage:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/559jrrei.asp
See related LifeSite coverage:
DASCHLE EXPOSES HIMSELF AS SINGLE-ISSUE, PRO-ABORTION ACTIVIST POLITICIAN
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2002/nov/02110102.html
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