HIGHEST RANKING U.S. DEMOCRAT ORDERED TO STOP CALLING HIMSELF CATHOLIC

Thursday April 17, 2003

HIGHEST RANKING U.S. DEMOCRAT ORDERED TO STOP CALLING HIMSELF CATHOLIC

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.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/nov/02110102.html

URL: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/apr/03041701.html

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