Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Fidelis Protests Clinton Campaign Video

CNS News.com reports today on a controversy that has arisen over the use of a picture of Mother Theresa in a Hillary Clinton campaign video. Joseph Cella, president of the Catholic advocacy group Fidelis, has urged Clinton's presidential campaign to edit out the brief shot of Mother Teresa standing with then-First Lady Hillary Clinton. Cella says that Clinton's pro-abortion stance is contrary to the beliefs of Mother Theresa. The disputed video is a 5-minute presentation narrated by Bill Clinton and includes a clip of Mrs. Clinton's speaking at the 1995 Beijing Conference, saying: "It is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights." Fidelis issued a release outlining its objections. Here is the video on YouTube (the disputed shot is at 2:26).