February 25, 2010

  • Question 236 - Obama's Birth Certificate

    A few months ago I read on your website that for us traditional catholics to request obama's birth certificate I believe I even signed a petition for this. I want to know the reasons (and most importantly the catholic stance behind asking his birth certificate because some tea party activists are calling us "crazy birthers" that some republican already confirmed that obama was indeed born in hawaii and that we are crazy in trying to continue to ask for obama's birth certificate. I did not know what to say or how to defend us that were asking for his birth certificate. Please e-mail me to Ms. Cecilia Narvaez to jesmaryjosprayer@att.net and please explain to me the reasons why we insisted ain getting obama's birth certificate and what I can say in the future to defend us "crazy birthers". Thank you and GOD bless you, and DEO gratias.

     

    R. Sungenis: Cecilia, I don't remember asking our patrons to request Obama's birth certificate; rather, I believe we put a notice up that some Catholics were circulating a petition to do so. We made no recommendation pro or con regarding that petition. Be that as it may, those who were circulating the petition have every right to ask for Obama's birth certificate since the Constitution is clear that only an American born citizen can be elected President of the United States. If there exists the least suspicion that Obama was not born in the United States, then it is only reasonable for loyal American citizens to seek proof of his natural born citizenship since the consequences of him acting as President illegitimately would cause catastrophic damage to our nation, since every act he officially performed would be immediately nullified. To quell this suspicion, only a certified birth certificate from the state of Hawaii will suffice. We have every right to demand this proof so as to safeguard our nation from potential chaos. For those who are against demanding his birth certificate, they should be told that they have nothing to lose in asking for it and everything to gain by obtaining it, and thus their objections are without merit.