As the Left makes arguments that gun control is about saving lives, Pope Francis and the American bishops have taken this tack as well. Though the USCCB’s emphasis is certainly on sensible measures (such as reasonable background checks), the push to have Congress tighten the legislation around the buying and selling of firearms ever since Columbine seems a little too in lockstep with the liberal sectors of government—such as their support for banning assault-style weapons and limiting handgun ownership. [More]
This is a damn sight better than 99.9% of what I see coming from the Church, but who says background checks are sensible and reasonable?
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He did a retty fair job of calling for restoration of family and of passing along strong moral values. He tagged the corruption and breakdown of the family as the root of the mayhem and murder so rampant today.