O’Malley urges Democrats to be more open to anti-abortion cause

Boston, Massachusetts

11.16.07 -- 11:15 AM

By Associated Press

Cardinal Sean O’Malley is urging the Democratic Party to be more open to anti-abortion viewpoints.

The head of the Boston archdiocese says Democratic leaders aren’t making space in the party for abortion opponents. He says that’s a serious problem in a state like Massachusetts that is politically dominated by the Democrats.

O’Malley spoke to The Boston Globe during a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. He said abortion is the most important moral issue facing policy makers and that Catholic support for Democrats who favor abortion rights "borders on scandal."

A spokesman for the Democratic National Committee says the party is "a big tent," and that Congress has two Democrats who are vocally anti-abortion.

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