Courage <br/><br/>

“The Catholic Register” published an article by Fr. Raby in its Feb 15 issue. In his article (which appeared on p.17 of “The Catholic Register”), Fr. Raby lauded US President Bush, not for his take on Iraqi policy and homeland issues, but rather, for showing courage in proclaiming his personal viewpoint on marriage and chastity – not a lot of politicians are willing to do what Bush did.<br/><br/>

Although President Bush is not a Catholic himself, he publicly denounced the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling which states that nothing less than full marriage between same-sex couples would be constitutional. He stated that it is necessary to correct the vogue of today’s society, focusing on carnal pleasures. He also emphasized the importance of chastity. Lastly, Bush believed that people, especially North Americans, needs God.<br/><br/>

Fr. Raby felt ashamed of Canadian politicians (quite a few of them are Catholics), since some of them may compromise their faith in order to win office in a political riding.<br/><br/>

I realize that anti-Bush people may argue that, stating his standpoint was just Bush’s tactic to gain popularity. In fact, only God knows our every thought. The point is, voicing an opinion different from that of the majority is risky business and it requires courage, and President Bush did just that.