Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Presidential candidate John McCain met with pro-life Catholic leaders in Philadelphia Wednesday, according to Catholic columnist Deal Hudson.
The meeting also included a private time McCain had with Priests for Life director, Father Frank Pavone, who said McCain pledge to carry the pro-life mantle.
The meeting with Catholic leaders and lay members was held at the venerable Union League. Hudson explains in a new column that the meeting is one McCain will hold with Catholic and pro-life leaders in other parts of the nation as he seeks to build support for his candidacy within the pro-life community.
"Before his remarks, McCain met privately with Rev. Frank Pavone," Hudson said. "The first issue addressed by McCain was abortion," Hudson wrote.
McCain said the "noblest words ever written"
were "the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." He said he believes those words "apply to the unborn." McCain "reminded the Philadelphia Catholics of his pro-life voting record, adding that he would 'maintain that commitment' if elected president," Hudson wrote.
Hudson said McCain discussed the "stark contrast" between himself and pro-abortion Sen. Barack Obama on pro-life issues. As evidence, McCain cited Obama's opposition to the ban on partial-birth abortion and his opposition, as a state senator, to legal protection for babies born during an abortion procedure.
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