Did you read their message to Catholic Politicians?
This was part of it too.
Catholics in Political Life?
As I keep saying (and I’m tired of it, so I’m going to stop after this), you can say “Abortion is murder” or “Abortion is an intrinsic evil” until you’re blue in the face. That’s the Church’s official position, and I personally agree with it. But it’s not an argument. It’s a statement of belief.
The problem is that about half the population in the US DOESN’T agree with with it. And some people on this (and other) thread(s) believe that anyone who doesn’t believe as they do are hypocrites–that in fact, EVERYONE believes that abortion–at any stage–is killing a human being and is murder. That’s simply not true. Other religions and people who simply follow their consciences (atheists) DON’T believe it’s murder.
So your job is to convince almost everyone on the other side that you are right. You need a consensus, not a 51% majority. So good luck with that.
And I keep saying, and I’ll say for the last time on this thread, it’s not a question of “right” and “wrong,” as you think. Because about half the population disagrees with you. They think THEY are right. In those circumstances, for one side to impose it’s will on the other is wrong (an “intrinsic evil” if you like). If you think the “other side” is imposing its will on you, you are wrong. They are not forcing anyone to get an abortion–they are simply saying that it’s up to each individual to make that choice. They are removing the government from the decision. And where the population is divided about 50-50, I think that’s the right choice.
And for those who still think they’re “right” and want to impose their morality on the other 50%, I urge you to again flip the situation and ask yourself how you’d feel if abortion was forced on you (as it has been in China in the past). Or how you’d feel if Shari’a law were imposed on you. You’d feel there was a grave injustice, and you’d be right. The same thing applies with abortion. Until there is a general consensus that “abortion is murder. Abortion is an intrinsic evil” you have no right to impose your personal opinion, not matter how firmly you hold it, on others. And judging by the international consensus, you have a long way to go to convince the world that abortion is wrong. But by all means, give it a shot. But simply saying “Abortion is murder” is NOT an argument, it’s simply a statement of personal belief.