With everyone talking about the election, I thought I might add my two cents into the mix.

As a college student, this election is very confusing and seems more like a bad movie than an actual election. This is the very first time I will get to vote and it feels like my vote will not matter one way or the other, that neither candidate will do any good, so why even vote at all?

Your vote is more important than you think, and I'm about to tell you why.

Before I do, I am stating this up front: I am a Catholic. I have my own personal views and morals. If yours do not line up with mine, that is completely ok. I am not forcing my opinion on anyone and if you are the type of person to get offended and react negatively to an opinion that opposes yours, you might want to stop reading now.

With that being said, as a Catholic I believe that abortion is wrong. I believe that killing an unborn baby is not ok at any term of the pregnancy and I believe that it is a mortal sin in the Catholic church. I also believe that people who have chosen to have an abortion are not bad people. The church welcomes them with open arms and their sins can be forgiven, just as anyone's would be.

The video I have included in this article is a homily by Rev. John Lankeit, a priest in Arizona. He discusses the importance of choosing a candidate based on your Catholic beliefs and morals. He gives a new perspective on the big issue the Catholic church is facing today, and in the upcoming election.

The following video is not to try to tell you who to vote for or to tell you who I am voting for, it is simply to provide a new viewpoint with information about the candidates for this presidential election and to show you why your vote is so important, especially as a Catholic.