▁incorpor ating ▁their ▁faith ▁into ▁every ▁aspect ▁of ▁life , ▁including ▁their ▁profession . ▁ ▁He ▁told ▁his ▁parish ion ers ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁Catholic ▁just ▁in ▁their ▁lives ▁and ▁homes , ▁but ▁also ▁when ▁they ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁Fre edom ▁From ▁Religion ▁Foundation ▁vig or ously ▁opposed ▁Car m ody , ▁fil ing ▁a ▁compla int ▁with ▁the ▁Federal ▁E lection ▁Commission ▁oppos ing ▁Car m ody ' s ▁work ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁John ▁McC ain ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁F EC ▁eventually ▁ruled ▁that ▁Car m ody ▁had ▁viol ated ▁elections ▁rules ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Car m ody ▁was ▁war ned ▁for ▁viol ating ▁open ▁container ▁laws ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁serving ▁sacr amental ▁wine ▁while ▁holding ▁mass ▁outside ▁an ▁abort ion ▁clin ic . ▁He ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁campaign ▁don ors ▁among ▁pri ests ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁and ▁second ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁don ated ▁$ 5 , 5 0 0 ▁to ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁polit icians . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Car m ody ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Mark ▁W aller ▁worked ▁with ▁Car m ody ▁to ▁draft ▁a ▁f etal ▁hom ic ide ▁bill , ▁which ▁was ▁ultimately ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁Car m ody ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁