This implies that Catholicism is just like any other religion in the U.S. But is it? Don’t forget, we have a leader who resides outside of the country and many of the bishops have dual citizenships with Rome. Protestants AFAIK don’t have this. There was a reason why Catholicism was virtually non-existent in the U.S. prior to the mid 19th-century. Not trying to prove a point, just sayin.The function of law is to impose someone’s morality on people. And religious liberty is a right guaranteed in the US Constitution. That means that in the U.S.A. we Catholics have the same Constitutional right to act in accordance with our morality to affect the laws of the land as any amoral hedonist does.
I think that’s a straw man since Catholics never tried to pass any law that makes the Pope the leader of America or that makes the official religion of America Catholicism.This implies that Catholicism is just like any other religion in the U.S. But is it? Don’t forget, we have a leader who resides outside of the country and many of the bishops have dual citizenships with Rome. Protestants AFAIK don’t have this. There was a reason why Catholicism was virtually non-existent in the U.S. prior to the mid 19th-century. Not trying to prove a point, just sayin.
From one point of view, the situation is as Living Word Unity says. From the Catholic point of view, “our” right–it’s really our Creator’s right–to have good laws put in is even stronger.This implies that Catholicism is just like any other religion in the U.S. But is it? Don’t forget, we have a leader who resides outside of the country and many of the bishops have dual citizenships with Rome. Protestants AFAIK don’t have this. There was a reason why Catholicism was virtually non-existent in the U.S. prior to the mid 19th-century. Not trying to prove a point, just sayin.
Interesting and what do you mean by easily backfire and costs lives? Millions are dead already, so whose lives will be lost if abortion is banned entirely?The article in question:
Szymon Hołownia i Tomasz Terlikowski: “Jestem nowicjuszem w talibanie” (artykuł numeru); z czasopisma “Uważam Rze”, nr. 13-14/2013
dorzeczy.pl/nowicjusz-w-talibanie/
Neither of them are directly connected to the Catholic Church, both are laymen. Hołownia was a novice in the Dominican Order twice. Neither have a degree in theology (though I’ve heard Hołownia is studying it ATM), but Terlikowski has a degree in philosophy. Terlikowski is also the editor of the largest conservative/Catholic website in Poland, “fronda.pl”.
Terlikowski holds the position that Catholics must fight for completely banning abortion no matter the cost, while Hołownia was the careful one.
Already explained it earlier in the thread.Interesting and what do you mean by easily backfire and costs lives? Millions are dead already, so whose lives will be lost if abortion is banned entirely?
Peace,
Ed