No excommunication for Spanish king over abortion law [CN-USA]

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Spain’s King Juan Carlos will not face sanctions if he signs a new law easing restrictions on abortion as he is constitutionally required to do, a spokesman for the country’s bishops has said.

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Hmm, I am torn over whether the King sould sign this into law. Does he really have a choice? The people have spoken. However, does the King have “veto” powers here? If so, then I wish to sign that petition urging him not to sign as that would be his moral duty. But I agree that he should not be excommunicated given the circumstances. I am just not privy to what the King’s duties are and what power he has in this situation. Any insight would be welcomed.
 
When the King of Belgium faced a similar situation a few years back, he temporarily abdicated (had Parliament declare him temporarily unable to rule) to avoid having to sign the bill into law.
 
He could become a Catholic hero by refusing to sign it, but my guess is he’ll sign it.
 
Seamus_L said:
He could become a Catholic hero by refusing to sign it, but my guess is he’ll sign it.
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From Wikipedia.com – The King gave his Royal Assent to Law 13/2005 on 1 July 2005; the law legalizing gay marriage was gazetted in the Boletín Oficial del Estado on 2 July, and came into effect on 3 July.

**You bet he’ll sign it **… given that he signed the law in 2005 which legalized gay marriage in Spain !!

However, I think the Spanish Bishops may not have anything to say about it because canon law says that anyone helping another procure an abortion is automatically ex-communicated … therefore, by singing the bill to become law he has helped others procure an abortion, in my view.
 
The thing to remember here is that in “Representative Democracies” just as in Democratic Republics, the King is not the King, the President not the ruler. The Ruler is the people…those who vote and elect. The people, the legislature have made this law. The King is simply a servant who has to sign the appropriate papers…has to because he is governed By the People.

The only exception is, as stated by someone else, if he has veto power.
 
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