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To: Friendofgeorge

You wrote:

“I would like to see the Catholic Church condemn abortion, have not really seen that. Yes they talk about it, but are not told that killing God`s children is a disqualification for the Kingdom of God.”

You would like to see the Catholci Church condemn abortion? We are EFFECTIVELY the only Church that does condemn abortion. We ARE the Pro-Life movement.

2271 Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law:

You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish.

God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.

2272 Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. “A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,” “by the very commission of the offense,” and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law. The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.

2322 From its conception, the child has the right to life. Direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, is a “criminal” practice (GS 27 § 3), gravely contrary to the moral law. The Church imposes the canonical penalty of excommunication for this crime against human life.

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/pope.condemns.abortion.and.sexual.violence.on.africa.tour/22852.htm

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1911495,00.html

http://www.lifenews.com/int1039.html

http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=12192

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/5131341/New-Roman-Catholic-leader-condemns-abortion-ads-on-TV.html


13 posted on 10/01/2010 4:38:53 PM PDT by vladimir998 (Part of the Vast Catholic Conspiracy (hat tip to Kells))
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To: vladimir998
Then why are Catholics that vote Democrat allowed to remain in the Church? Why are Catholics that openly vote for the party of death allowed to remain in the Church?

I am not hearing the condemnation. Catholics are not being told that they can not vote Democrat.

Yes I go away, not to worry! Just that the fact remains, Catholics are not told that they cant vote Democrat, so it is pretty much accepted, voting for a pro abortion platform is not STRONGLY condemned by the Church. Those are the facts, sorry

14 posted on 10/01/2010 4:54:31 PM PDT by Friendofgeorge (Sarah Palin or Bust)
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