Article snippet: “We are deeply dismayed and astounded that the U.S. Senate has failed to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act,” reads the joint statement by Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge and Richmond Bishop Barry C. Knestout. Requiring health care practitioners to give the same degree of care to babies surviving abortions as they do to other newborns is a matter of “common sense” and “basic human decency,” the bishops said. The bishops go on to say they are “dismayed and outraged” that Virginia’s two U.S. Senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, “voted against this critical lifesaving legislation.” Mark Warner is a Presbyterian, so he is technically outside of the Catholic bishops’ fold, whereas Tim Kaine regularly flaunts his Catholic credentials. All of the 44 senators who voted against the bill were Democrats and seven of them call themselves Catholics, namely: Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ed Markey (D-MA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ). During the 2016 presidential campaign, Mr. Kaine, vice-presidential running mate to Hillary Clinton, repeatedly spoke about his Jesuit high school education, his year as a missionary in Honduras, and his personal faith journey as a Catholic that led him to pursue a career in public service. The U.S. Catholic bishops, who generally strive to stay away from criticizing politicians, especially in an election year, were unusually vocal in their criticism of... Link to the full article to read more