Ignatius Insight interviews Raymond Flynn

Valerie Schmaltz of Ignatius Insight interviews Raymond Flynn, pro-life Democrat and former mayor of Boston, "who is credited by John Kerry with the Massachusetts senator's first successful try for the U.S. Senate" and this time around decided "enough was enough" and publicly challenged Kerry to renounce his pro-abortion litmus test of the Supreme Court in the New York Times.

"While the 2004 election was an important and historic first step in Catholic political involvement, it must be a challenge and an invitation for more Catholics to get involved.

"Catholics must never again be treated like second-class citizens where both parties can ignore us or take us for granted. Catholic values, which helped build a great country and Church, must never again be dismissed by politicians, the media, or judges."

Ray Flynn is national chairman of Catholic Citizenship, "a national voter education movement that is committed to the values and teachings of the Catholic faith. Its major principles are pro-life, pro-family and pro-poor," and calls on Catholics " to exercise 'Faithful Citizenship' by becoming politically involved and informed citizens. Our goal is to see campaigns organized by parish instead of precinct; voting Catholic first and Party second."