The Church does not dictate for whom you should vote. No candidate receives an endorsement from the Church. The teaching of the Church should form our ideals and thinking i.e. the dignity of human life, preferential option for the poor, respect for the family, respect for the environment, etc.
The individual voter must then apply his or her prudence to the situation. Prudence is the practical application of our principles to concrete situations.
You cannot vote for a candidate because he is pro-abortion. You might vote for the same candidate because you think his policies will benefit the poor and help the economy and in this way actually decrease the number of abortions. Will this necessarily happen? Who knows? That is why there is a freedom on your part to make a decision.
There is no discussion when it comes to the sanctity of human life and dignity of marriage.
There is much discussion when it comes to whose policies will actually bring about the common good of the society.
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