whyme, we are not talking about judging people. As a catholic in communion with the church you cannot in good conscience condone abortion (the deliberate killing of a child) for any reason. It is not up to you, however, to place judgement (as in, what is reserved for God alone) on another human being for what they do or don’t do. What you can do is take a position on what is morally right and what is morally wrong. You really can.
I did not say that I condone abortion. I did say that I cannot judge women who are in these situations. Only god can judge a person’s heart. That being said, I do believe in mercy for those who seek it. These women certainly have my mercy.
Please carefully read this article. It should answer your question entirely.
This doesn’t address the issue of “rape” and “incest” abortions. These pregnancies are not life-threatening.
It sounded to me as though you were. I apologise if I was mistaken. I know first hand about abortion. What these women really need is someone to get to them before they make a terrible life changing decision that they can never go back and change - NOT people telling them it’s an “understandable” decision. That being said, people make mistakes. Even terrible horrible mistakes with catastrophic consequences. I know, I’m one of those people. Yes, Thank God for mercy
The result that the baby will die by abortion is also a difficult issue. But for the Mormon church such difficulties do not apply but for many of those babies, it does.
Hi, That article is too long to read carefully for my patience. I skimmed through it quickly, and I didn’t notice anything that specifically relates to my question. If you have a specific paragraph in mind, perhaps you can give us a quote, and I will consider.
Sure, here you go. I wish you’d reconsider and read the whole article though. It isn’t *that *long.
truthsilence has provided an article that accurately states the Church’s position. You may have read into some posters’ enthusiastic defence of the unborn an attitude of “hang the mother”, but in truth Catholic teaching shows us how to “love them both”.
Are you sure? I thought you were saying, “Hang the mother no matter what”. Is this a change of mind or something?
As a mother, I am very much opposed to the idea of “hang the mother no matter what”. Please, let me know where I came across that way. I have no wish to deviate from the stance of Catholicism, either in policy or in spirit.
OK, tell me if you decide to change your mind again.
This is not much different from what the LDS Church teaches. The only difference is that the LDS Church modifies it slightly to include the mental wellbeing of the mother as well as her physical one—hence the inclusion of instances of rape or incest (which are very rare anyway).
The LDS Church does not advocate abortion in cases of a child being born with abnormalities. This is the official position of the Church copied from the LDS website:
Yes that is the church's teaching,for a long time! I think we were all reacting to how you come across on your posts.
It sounded as if you didn't care about the child at all. At least for me anyway.
We all value the life of the mother and the life of the child. It would be a hard decision to make and to live with.
Just with a miscarriage 14 years ago I still mourn for that child. For my loss.Zerinus, I can’t see any indication of GoodDaughter changing her mind. Why don’t you do as she asked and show where she has done so?
Unless you have another “website” in mind, I don’t see that much difference. The only difference I see is total disregard by the Catholic Church for the psychological and emotional wellbeing of the mother; whereas the LDS Church respects the emotional needs of the mother as well as her physical wellbeing. Show me what else is the difference.
Sorry to disappoint, but my mind was made up long ago.