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With these words, Pope Benedict XVI has shredded the Seamless Garment:

Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. For example, if a Catholic were to be at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war, he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion. While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals, it may still be permissible to take up arms to repel an aggressor or to have recourse to capital punishment. There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not however with regard to abortion and euthanasia.

1 posted on 04/28/2005 3:30:38 PM PDT by Diago
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Sounds like Catholics are starting to take back their Church. Growing some courage.


110 posted on 04/29/2005 7:32:45 PM PDT by mlmr (The Culture of Death will get a lot more deadly before it's done.)
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The College will no longer be listed in The Official Catholic Directory, which identifies institutions including Marymount Manhattan College that are formally recognized as Catholic.

Good.

112 posted on 04/30/2005 8:54:19 AM PDT by b4its2late (Liberals are good examples of why some animals eat their young.)
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