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Just ahead of Election Day, one of the most influential American churchmen in  the Vatican, Cardinal-designate Raymond L. Burke, has warned Catholic voters in  the United States that they may never vote for politicians who support abortion  rights or same-sex marriage, position usually associated with Democratic  candidates.

Burke, an outspoken conservative and the former archbishop of  St. Louis who will  be made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI next month, made his remarks in a  videotaped interview in Rome with Thomas J. McKenna, head of Catholic Action for  Faith and Family, a conservative lobbying group based in San Diego.

In  the interview, which Catholic  Action taped on Oct. 20 and started promoting Thursday on YouTube, McKenna  asks Burke, "Is it ever licit for a Catholic to vote for a pro-abortion  candidate, a candidate who either in a platform or who has voted, has shown  himself to support that. Is it ever valid?"

"No," Burke answers. "You can  never vote for someone who favors absolutely the right to choice of a woman to  destroy a human life in her womb or the right to a procured abortion."

“Before we can expect God to bless our nation, we have to start following God’s  law,” he said. “We cannot expect blessings from God so long as we are  sacrificing babies and allowing the innocent slaughter of children through  abortion.”
Owens also voiced his support for Second Amendment rights, or the  right to bear arms.
“This was not just designed for the ordinary criminal,  the guy in the ski mask,” he said. “This was designed by the extraordinary  criminal, the guys in Washington, D.C., with a suit and tie out to steal your  liberties.”
He promised to protect the Second Amendment rights of  Ohioans.
“Our founding fathers knew, without question, that the best defense  against tyranny was a well-armed citizenry and I will defend that right as your  attorney general,” he added
Owens addressed the recent passage of the health  care reform, which he referred to as the “health care control bill.”
“I don’t  call it the health care bill because it’s not about health care, it’s about  control,” he said. “Understand that if the government has cradle to grave  responsibility, they will be able to determine who goes in the cradle and when  you go in the grave. We absolutely cannot allowed them to have that kind of  control over our lives.”
Owens said he has already started laying the  groundwork for a nullification bill to present to the House.
“As your  attorney general, I will do every single thing possible to stop this bill in  Ohio and protect you from overreaching federal government,” he  promised.
Since the Ohio Tea Party has endorsed Owens, he said his campaigned  has tripled in the last three weeks.
“We are on a trajectory course right now  to take this race and the only thing we need to do is get our message out,” he  said.  “I need your help to get the truth out.”