The Oct. 16 flyer, called “Voters Guide for Serious Catholics,” was written in English and Spanish and tucked into the weekly bulletin given out at the church, which also serves as a polling place. The flyer listed five Democratic policy positions at odds with church teachings.
Two weeks later, a second flyer mentioned Clinton by name and claimed she was under the influence of Satan.
Immaculate Conception’s pastor, Father Richard Perozich, admitted to the New York Daily News that he told churchgoers they will go to hell if they vote Democrat. However, he also said the flyer was written by an outside group, wasn’t reviewed by him and “went a little beyond” the approved message. [...]
Perozich has made headlines for his politics before, including in 2009 when he claimed that “abominations” would be forced on America by President Barack Obama.
Robert McElroy, the Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, told the local NBC station that the church had a “moral role” in explaining how Catholic teachings related to public police issues. However, “we must not and will not endorse specific candidates, use parish media or bulletins to favor candidates or parties through veiled language about selectively chosen issues or engage in partisan political activity of any kind.”
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