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"Well, when to do that is a matter of my prudential judgment.
Judging those conditions, says the Catholic Catechism (#2309), "belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good".
When he says the voter guide "didn't work," I have to conclude that the archbishop thinks the only prudential judgment a well-formed Catholic conscience could have made was to vote for John McCain.
In this situation, the process of framing legislation to protect life is subject to prudential judgment and 'the art of the possible.' " Apparently some Catholic bishops are ignoring the letter, which also says, "We bishops do not intend to tell Catholics for whom or against whom to vote".
Voting for death was turned from a prudential judgment into a moral test, in which a vote for Caesar's position was a sign of "weakness and want of spirit".
Last Friday, Ryan told the Christian Broadcasting Network that opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage, and support for religious freedom, are all "non-negotiables" for a Catholic politician while "on other issues, of economics and such like that, that's a matter of prudential judgment".
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But he was not entitled to insult pro-life Catholics whose prudential judgments differed from his own in order to further partisan ends.
"And then there are prudential judgments that are made, informed by Catholic theology, but it's not something that Catholics are required to follow".
The guide, "Faithful Citizenship," counsels Catholics to examine many issues with a special emphasis on abortion, and to make "prudential judgments" based on well-formed consciences.
Catholics are to form their consciences and make prudential judgments about complex matters of good and evil — just so long as they come to the same conclusions as the bishops.
There were further nuanced reflections on the complexity of political choices and the place of prudential judgments in applying general moral principles to particular circumstances or to particular candidates.
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