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gakroeger
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New statement by Pope Benedict XVI should help those Catholics who have had problems understanding this issue.
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Pope says bishops must educate faithful to vote against abortion
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estesbob
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It will be interesting to see how pro-abortion Catholics expalin why this does not really apply to them.
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rlg94086
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From the article:
Pope Benedict told the Brazilian bishops that while direct involvement in politics is the responsibility of the laity, “when the fundamental rights of the person or the salvation of souls requires it, pastors have a serious duty to make moral judgments even in political matters.”
Certain actions and political policies, such as abortion and euthanasia, are “intrinsically evil and incompatible with human dignity” and cannot be justified for any reason, the pope said.
While some may claim they support abortion or euthanasia to defend the weak and the poor, “who is more helpless than an unborn child or a patient in a vegetative or terminal state?” he said.
“When political positions openly or covertly include plans to decriminalize abortion and euthanasia, the democratic ideal – which is truly democratic only when it acknowledges and safeguards the dignity of every human person – is betrayed at its foundations,” Pope Benedict told the bishops.
Pope Benedict told the Brazilian bishops that while direct involvement in politics is the responsibility of the laity, “when the fundamental rights of the person or the salvation of souls requires it, pastors have a serious duty to make moral judgments even in political matters.”
Certain actions and political policies, such as abortion and euthanasia, are “intrinsically evil and incompatible with human dignity” and cannot be justified for any reason, the pope said.
While some may claim they support abortion or euthanasia to defend the weak and the poor, “who is more helpless than an unborn child or a patient in a vegetative or terminal state?” he said.
“When political positions openly or covertly include plans to decriminalize abortion and euthanasia, the democratic ideal – which is truly democratic only when it acknowledges and safeguards the dignity of every human person – is betrayed at its foundations,” Pope Benedict told the bishops.
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rlg94086
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My guess is that they will pull out the USCCB voting guidelines and misrepresent it again. That, or they will say the Pope’s comments only apply to Brazil.It will be interesting to see how pro-abortion Catholics expalin why this does not really apply to them.
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Bob_Aliano
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The proper secular word for a pro-abortion catholic is hypocrite, could not bring myself to use a capital “C”. The proper religious term is probably Hell fodder.It will be interesting to see how pro-abortion Catholics expalin why this does not really apply to them.
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