Who You Gonna Trust?

Yes, it is a a moral issue; it certainly is, assuredly so. It is remarkable for an Administration to believe that normal Americans do not care enough to keep track of facts. Is it "land shark" strategy, or just cynism? A bit of both, I'm afraid, albeit "sincere" (and remember how far sincerity got such Enlightenment projects during the old, sad 20th century).

Regardless, until you realize and stop forgetting the importance, truth, and urgency of Archbishop Chaput's injunction, you are grasping only a portion of the matter:

In our day, sanctity-of-life issues are foundational - not because of anyone's "religious" views about abortion, although these are important; but because the act of dehumanizing and killing the unborn child attacks human dignity in a uniquely grave way. Deliberately killing the innocent is always, inexcusably wrong. It sets a pattern of contempt for every other aspect of human dignity. In redefining when human life begins and what is and isn't a human person, the logic behind permissive abortion makes all human rights politically contingent.

- Render Unto Caesar [207]

I say again, true transcendence does not reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the District of Columbia. And the Last Self-Help Administration does not speak for God. The Magisterium of the Catholic Church does.

And one last word: always - always! - follow the money ...