At the Knights of Columbus, we seek to fulfill our responsibilities as Catholic citizens by becoming active in the political life of our local communities, voting during local and national elections and speaking out as individual citizens on the public issues of the day. To understand these responsibilities, the Knights of Columbus looks to the Second Vatican Council, which identifies the mission of the Catholic faithful to build a society consistent with Gospel values when it states, “By reason of their special vocation, it belongs to the laity to seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and directing them according to God’s will…. Thus especially by the witness of their life resplendent in faith, hope and charity, they must manifest Christ to others” (Lumen Gentium, 31).

I don't agree with the Knights on every position, but I don't think that precludes them from pursuing their goals or paying their executives as they see fit.