Irish bishops oppose bid to legalize abortion [CWN]

[CWN_News]

Ireland’s Catholic bishops have taken a strong stand in opposition to a bill that would legalize abortion in cases when the health of the mother was deemed at risk.The legislation, …

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[BroomWagon]

Top bishops clash over excommunication of Catholics who support new abortion bill

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A row has erupted between two senior Irish Catholic church leaders over the treatment of those who support the new abortion legislation.

Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin have clashed as the abortion debate intensifies. Eamon Martin is newly appointed and will be Ireland’s top clergyman when he takes over from Cardinal Sean Brady in a year.

Surely this has been covered here. So, I thought I’d post this related story here, it could make for interesting discourse if not already posted, I looked first.

 

[Lucky7]

Same stuff different country:

irishcentral.com/news/Top-bishops-clash-over-excommunication-of-Catholics-who-support-new-abortion-bill–208277631.html#ixzz2TwDYDb6k

I sure hope the upcoming changes in canon law will address this so there is a universal response (with no exceptions) put in place by the Pope himself.

 

[Holly3278]

I’m glad they are opposing but then again, that’s one of their duties.