Clear Conscience: A Catholic Guide to Votingidentifies the responsibilities of Catholics to our Faith and to our country as we make voting decisions. It provides thorough guidance to help Catholics navigate the most important issues facing our nation, issues that are ultimately decided by all of us as voters.

The United States was born out of revolution, and its founding principles are still revolutionary. Our historically unprecedented Declaration of Independence and Constitution enshrine the legal rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for every person. But the interpretation of these truths today varies widely across the fascinating tapestry of America.

Our freedoms as citizens in a democracy are both a wonderful privilege and a lofty responsibility.As the political climate grows more confusing with the rising concerns and demands of different groups, where do we as Catholics stand?

Through the insights inClear Conscience, you will learn:

• What the rights of every person are
  
  
• Our responsibility to uphold and defend those rights
  
  
• How to understand specific political issues
  
  
• How the Catholic tradition has contributed to a free and just society

This book will not tell you who to vote for. That is a decision only you can make.Instead, it will give you the guidance you need to vote with a clear conscience.