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Article: Archbishop questions costs of political campaign. (Nation).(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- December 14, 2001
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While political advertising can play on people's fears or misrepresent candidates' positions, the greatest ethical concern is how much money political advertising requires candidates to raise and spend, said U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley.
The archbishop, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said multimillion-dollar campaigns such as that waged by New York's new mayor, Michael Bloomberg, who spent between $50 million and $60 million before his recent election, raise ethical questions.
The questions include: At what point does political campaign spending become excessive, and does the need to have money for advertising keep ...