Anderson says Knights will keep up the fight on life, marriage issues

Published: 2007-08-08

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- The Knights of Columbus will continue to fight politically on issues important to the Catholic Church, such as abortion, marriage and embryonic stem-cell research, pledged Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. "One of our most important traditions throughout our 125-year history is that we do not, as an organization, become involved in partisan politics," Anderson said in giving his annual report on the first day of the fraternal order's Aug. 7-9 national convention at Opryland Hotel in Nashville. "This does not, however, mean that we take no interest in public policy issues," he continued. "When an issue directly affects our most fundamental values as Catholics, such as abortion, or the institution of marriage, or public funding of embryonic stem-cell research, as leaders in the Catholic community, we must, and we do take a stand. Since the 1970s, when abortion was suddenly transformed from being an almost unspeakable crime to a supposed constitutional 'right,' we have worked tirelessly to enact laws that would limit and ultimately end the unrestricted abortion license in the United States," Anderson said.

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