Bishop Michael Sheridan sits in front of paintings of Catholic saints at the Sacred Heart Church Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Sheridan, the leader of the Diocese of Colorado Springs, writes in the may 2004 Catholic Herald, that Catholics should not endorse candidates who support abortion rights or same-sex marriage. Sheridan writes that the right to life is a first right for all. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)