Bishop Malone had committed to not allowing pro-abortion lawmakers to engage in politics at Catholic churches reflecting U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ policy. However, he allowed state Reps. Timothy Driscoll and Robert Duplessie, who persistently support abortion, to use a Westbrook Catholic church to host a public spaghetti supper recently. The representatives also used 3,000 Maine students to send home fliers in raising money for “Keep ME Warm.”

Three people died from lack of heat, and I agree that corrections need to be made so that no more will perish. Raising money to meet the needs of needy families is commendable. However, I think it is wrong to use students to do campaigning on any issue.

And Maine voters need to know that both representatives voted against “parents’ right to know that their underage daughter is pregnant, or has had an abortion,” and against the “Unborn Victims of Violence Act,” and also against “Women Making an Informed Choice.”

Abortion is a major moral issue.

In the the United States, 3,500 unborn children are either torn, suctioned, burned, stabbed and crushed in the name of choice every day. The use of Catholic facilities by representatives who support the silent holocaust is wrong.

The Catholic church consistently condemns the extermination of the unborn. Those not agreeing with natural moral laws taught by the Catholic church need to find another political platform other than the Catholic church.

JoAn Karkos, Lewiston