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The world needs Christ’s light. Humanity needs him to be the bridge so that God and his love can reach us. Pope Leo XIV, Urbi et Orbi Blessing, 8 May 2025 |
NEWS RELEASE September 8, 2025 THE CATHOLIC BAR ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO STATEMENTS BY UNITED STATES SENATOR TIM KAINE OF VIRGINIA, A CATHOLIC LAWYER, ABOUT THE NATURAL LAW AND THE SOURCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS United States Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a Catholic lawyer, recently made public statements about the natural law and the source of human rights. His assertions were made during the questioning of a witness in committee. The Board of the St. Thomas More Society of Richmond, a Catholic Bar Association affiliate that covers the city where Senator Kaine practiced law and that counts his constituents among its members, has published a response to Senator Kaine. The Board of the Catholic Bar Association endorses our Richmond affiliate’s statement, which can be found here. Senator Kaine’s statements reflect a profound misunderstanding of the Church’s teaching on human dignity and of our country’s founding principles. Human rights flow not from laws created by Government but from the innate transcendent God-given dignity that every person possesses from the moment of conception. Laws may safeguard these rights but they do not create them. America’s founders were explicit on this point in the Declaration of Independence. Justice is rooted in moral truths endowed by our Creator and not through political authority. The Catholic Bar Association calls upon lawyers in all walks of life, from representation of clients to those engaged in public service, to attend diligently to their own civic formation and to dedicate themselves to the evangelization of our country. The Catholic Bar Association is a national organization of Catholic attorneys with members in 35 states. It is a tax-exempt organization recognized under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; it neither endorses nor opposes any candidate for any political office. |
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| The Catholic Bar Association (CBA) is a lay movement within the Church to build community, nationally and internationally, among Catholic members of the legal profession. The underlying vision for this organization was an inspiration felt by many of the founding members. Led by the Holy Spirit, members of different Catholic lawyers’ organizations, universities and dioceses from across the United States have formed the CBA. |
