A Moral Vision for America

In urging political leaders in the 1984 presidential campaign to oppose abortion and poverty as well as nuclear arms, the late Cardinal Bernardin, archbishop of Chicago, stated that the consistent ethic: "forces us to face the full range of threats to life." This vision informs the major addresses on ethics and public policy issues compiled here including the landmark pastoral letter, "The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response" (US Catholic Conference, 1986). Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.