Astonishing And Unexpected Upsuge In Debate Over Abortion In Canada

[Soutane]

There has been a astonishing and unexpected upsurge in the debate on abortion in Canada over the past few months. And now we are seeing an unprecedented public call for an honest discussion of the realities of abortion by two of Canada’s most prominent Catholic bishops - Quebec Cardinal Marc Oullet and Ottawa Archbishop Terrance Prendergast.

The strongest anti-life influence on the nation by far has for decades come from Quebec, with abortionist Henry Morgentaler and former Canadian Catholic Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien and Paul Martin, all from Quebec, forcing it through or ensuring that the wide open baby killing status quo is maintained. The Quebec National Assembly has reaffirmed the Quebec political establishment’s pro-abortion extremism, even though the province is experiencing a demographic suicide.

Cardinal Oullet is boldly trying to reverse Quebec’s demographic and spiritual death spiral, together with his also increasingly courageous Ontario ally, Ottawa Archbishop Prendergast. These two men are owed much gratitude and encouragement. The growing pro-life sentiment in Quebec will undoubtedly benefit from their courage and the newly revitalized Campaign Life Coalition Quebec.

The National March for Life needs to expand to 40,000 participants to proportionally match its annual US counterpart march in Washington. The way things are going now this may very well happen in the next few years and Campaign Life Coalition Canada is working hard to try to make that happen.

lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/may/10052813.html

 

[Soutane]

Every single one of those former Prime Ministers are “Catholic”.Every single one.

 

[VetA]

Every single one of those former Prime Ministers are “Catholic”.Every single one.

every single one should have been excommunicated or at least publicly told not to receive the Eucharist

 

[Canto]

every single one should have been excommunicated or at least publicly told not to receive the Eucharist

Under canon law they have recieved an automatic latae sententiae excommunication

Canon 1364 §1 An apostate from the faith, **a heretic **or a schismatic incurs a latae sententiae excommunication, without prejudice to the provision of Canon 194 §1, n. 2; a cleric, moreover, may be punished with the penalties mentioned in Canon 1336 §1, nn., 2 and 3.

Canon 751 Heresy is the obstinate denial or doubt, after baptism, of a truth which must be believed by divine and Catholic faith.

Canon 915 Those upon whom the penalty of excommunication or interdict has been imposed or declared, and others who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin, are not to be admitted to holy communion.

 

[Soutane]

every single one should have been excommunicated or at least publicly told not to receive the Eucharist

I agree but I think it is policy that it is done privately.Nobody would have known that Patrick Kennedy was told the same thing had not he,himself spilled the beans TWO years after being given this directive-to score political points.

 

[OriginalJS]

So if they are excommunicated what difference does it make if they go through the motions to receive communion? They are still on the outside looking in.

 

[canadianguy1143]

Under canon law they have recieved an automatic latae sententiae excommunication

Canon 1364 §1 An apostate from the faith, **a heretic **or a schismatic incurs a latae sententiae excommunication, without prejudice to the provision of Canon 194 §1, n. 2; a cleric, moreover, may be punished with the penalties mentioned in Canon 1336 §1, nn., 2 and 3.

Canon 751 Heresy is the obstinate denial or doubt, after baptism, of a truth which must be believed by divine and Catholic faith.

Canon 915 Those upon whom the penalty of excommunication or interdict has been imposed or declared, and others who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin, are not to be admitted to holy communion.

Ed Peters who is a Canon Lawyer and a Professor of Canon Law at Sacred Heart Seminary in Michigan, has said that politicians wouldn’t be excommunicated.

 

[Canto]

Ed Peters who is a Canon Lawyer and a Professor of Canon Law at Sacred Heart Seminary in Michigan, has said that politicians wouldn’t be excommunicated.

Pope John Paul II spoke infallibly on the issue in Evangelium Vitae. Rather than ex Cathedra he spoke the other way, via the ordinary Magisterium.

These politicians oppose a divine truth, that constitutes heresy. And heretics incur a latae sententiae excommunication.

With respect to the Canon Lawyer it seems simple too me.

 

[Timothy17]

Those Bishops are brave