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<p>&quot;Rudy&#8217;s preposterous position is compounded by the fact that he professes to be a Catholic. As Catholics, we are called, indeed required to be pro-life, to cherish and protect human life as a precious gift of God from the moment of conception until the time of natural death. As a leader, as a public official, Rudy Giuliani has a special obligation in that regard &#8230; I can just hear Pilate saying, &#8216;You know, I&#8217;m personally opposed to crucifixion but I don&#8217;t want to impose my belief on others,&#8217;&quot; &#8211; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/us/politics/05rudy.html">Bishop Thomas J. Tobin</a> of Rhode Island. </p>
<p>With each election cycle, the conflation of religion and politics intensifies.</p>
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