Catholics have a civic duty to vote, but to vote based upon their conscience for the dignity of humans and for the common good, Rev. Jeffrey Bame said in the bulletin for the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. 

To vote for the dignity of humans, Catholics must vote in a way that is for the common good, he said. 

"If the dignity of the human person is the foundation of the moral good, then the common good 'can be understood as the social and community dimension of the moral good.' (Compendium, 164). 'Every human being has a right to life, the fundamental right that makes all other rights possible, and a right to access those things required for human decency—food and shelter, education and employment, health care and housing, freedom of religion and family life.' (FC 49). To respect human rights, we must begin with the obvious right to live – all other rights are useless to a person who is not allowed to live in the first place," Bame said in the bulletin. 

This means Catholics should vote for a pro-life candidate, but to also consider the economy when voting. 

"Healthy and moral economic policy cannot just be built on general wealth creation, but must concern itself with protecting the dignity of human work (job creation), the rights of workers, just wages, protection of private property, reducing excessive wealth inequality, and opportunities for economic initiative, which can improve the plight of the poor beyond a simple welfare net," he said in the bulletin.