Barack Obama has stated “the first thing I’d do as president“ would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act, which would overturn every local, state, and federal abortion law passed in the past 35 years:
“I start every one of my days
praying,” says Maria Shriver, wife of CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I
go to church every week. I went to Catholic schools my entire life.” But, says
Shriver, when it comes to Church teachings, “I pick and choose… I think I’m
probably a ‘Cafeteria Catholic.’”...
Shriver spelled out some of her disagreements: “I don’t believe that if someone’s divorced they shouldn’t get Communion; I don’t believe that people who are gay shouldn’t be accepted into the Church… I’m pro-choice, I believe women should have that right.” She also said “women should have a larger role in the Catholic Church.”
What she does like about Catholicism, said Shriver, are its teachings on “compassion” and “social justice.”