I disagree. So either of us continuing to repeat ourselves would seem to be fruitless here.
Recognizing reality is not the same as support for abortion.
Among many other things, yes. Cherry-picking is not a good way to read either Scripture or information from the Church hierarchy.
Do you know another preeminent issue?
Like I said nobody ‘supports’ killing anyone.
Preeminent does not mean only. There are many other issues at stake in this particular election, which have been brought up repeatedly and dismissed out of hand as either false or irrelevant by some. And a very important point that the Bishops make, that has also been disputed here, is that one is allowed to support a candidate that has positions contrary to Catholic doctrine so long as that support is not because of those positions. But if the combined opinions of the Bishops gathered together as the USCCB don’t convince someone of that, then nothing I have to say will matter either.
You are the one saying the ends don’t justify the means.
No one said it is.
I did not mention cherry picking in reference to preeminent issues, I mentioned cherry picking in reference to the entire text of the USCCB guidance on voting. Which I suspect you already knew.
Your understanding of reality is your opinion - it is not a fact.
Nice ad hominim attack.
If it is not a fact, then it is not reality.
Really? Did you feel attacked? Why?
So you wish me to ignore the preeminent issue?
Yep. The end is a few Supremes, who might someday overturn Roe, If a case comes before the Court, in which the States will be allowed to regulate it.
That would also apply to voting for Biden to get rid of Trump.
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I didn’t imply you did.
You must point out this insistence. I have made none.
I have never attempted to do so.
I think it says he at least is aware of the lack of teaching authority of episcopal conferences.MikeInVA:
And I think that says a lot about you.
Regarding those in prison, Trump recently signed a major prison reform bill, The First Step Act, which undoes a lot of the damage done by the Drug Abuse Bill of 1986 co-sponsored by…Biden.
This is a case of making the perfect the enemy of the good. While neither party may be perfect (an unattainable standard in any case) the contrast between the parties on abortion is stark.
Reducing the funding of Planned Parenthood is fairly significant, so are the Mexico City accords, and so is the fact that the possibility of the Hyde Amendment being eliminated and there being public funding of abortions is zero as long as Trump is president.
But that isn’t Catholic Catechism, that teaches us to vote for whom is most pro-life not the perfect pro-lifer.
That’s what Democrats want prolife people to do; abdicate responsibility and thereby support abortion by default. Be assured, the pro-abortion people will not follow this advice.