Robert Haughn
Multiple Catholic dioceses have contributed money to Florida Voters Against Extremism, a committee advocating against the pro-abortion rights Amendment 4.
From June 1 to June 14, the anti-Amendment 4 committee raised $107,560. A significant portion of that came from multiple Catholic dioceses. The Diocese of St. Augustine contributed $55,000 to the committee, over half of what the committee raised in that period. The Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee also contributed $25,000 to the committee. The committee currently has around $190,000 cash on hand.
Florida Voters Against Extremism is a political committee that is urging voters to vote “no” on a ballot initiative aiming to enshrine abortion protections in the state constitution. The ballot language says “no law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.”
The committee put up a website criticizing the language of the initiative, accusing it of vague language and potential loopholes, calling it “deceptive and extreme.”
The committee has shown previous Catholic support before, most notably from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops. The group donated over $22,000 to Florida Voters Against Extremism during April and May 2024. The group also has a statement on their website urging Floridians to vote against Amendment 4.
Floridians will be able to vote on Amendment 4 on Nov. 5, and it will only be successful if 60% of voters vote in favor of the initiative.
8 comments
rbruce
June 25, 2024 at 2:54 pm
What a shocker, Catholics support life.
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Ron Ogden
June 25, 2024 at 3:42 pm
About time the Roman Catholic Church put its money where its mouth is.
Michael K
June 26, 2024 at 10:57 am
Well, they do own the Supreme Court.
MarvinM
June 25, 2024 at 6:45 pm
So, I went to the website linked in the article.
Very interesting red pen thing going on there, but they really blew it when, at the end where the quoted amendment language (that they supply) says
“This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.”
And they write in their red pen
“ELIMINATES CURRENT PARENTAL CONSENT LAWS.
So, parents would be told their daughter is going to have an abortion, but unlike every other medical procedure – would not have to give their consent beforehand.”
Uh, no it absolutely does not do that. Look at the language, y’know, the language you quoted:
“This amendment does not change the Legislature’s constitutional authority to require notification to a parent or guardian before a minor has an abortion.”
If someone tries to tell you to vote No on Amendment 4 because it will takes parent’s’ rights away, they are either misinformed or lying to you.
Yes on 4 – Yes on Four
Michael K
June 26, 2024 at 10:19 am
I don’t recall hearing the “pro-life” Catholic church complain about the six human beings executed by our governor – who went on a killing spree to burnish his red-meat credentials for the MAGAs during his failed attempt to run for president.
Hung Wiil
June 26, 2024 at 7:58 pm
Pro life doesn’t mean murderers get to live on the dime of the community
gVOR10
June 28, 2024 at 12:59 pm
And yet the diocese are still tax exempt.