According to The Huffington Post newsite, the Franciscan Action Network has strongly criticised US presidential candidate Mitt Romney for recent statements and advertisements on the issue of welfare policy.
The newsite cites a press release issued by FAN which states: "Our Christian tradition teaches that we are to treat the poor with dignity and to prioritize the poor in our policies as a society. At a time when millions are struggling financially, it is degrading to talk about the 'dependency' of people hurting in this economy, as Gov. Romney did recently."
The report cites FAN spokesperson Lonnie Ellis claiming that Romney's recent statements and advertisements are "worse than ignoring" poor people. "It's saying look, 'President Obama is actually supporting poor people too much, or he's just giving a free ride to poor people. So it's actually using poor people in a really bad way."
The full story can be found here.
The newsite cites a press release issued by FAN which states: "Our Christian tradition teaches that we are to treat the poor with dignity and to prioritize the poor in our policies as a society. At a time when millions are struggling financially, it is degrading to talk about the 'dependency' of people hurting in this economy, as Gov. Romney did recently."
The report cites FAN spokesperson Lonnie Ellis claiming that Romney's recent statements and advertisements are "worse than ignoring" poor people. "It's saying look, 'President Obama is actually supporting poor people too much, or he's just giving a free ride to poor people. So it's actually using poor people in a really bad way."
The full story can be found here.
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