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Vatican Calls Catholic Politicians Into Line
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| 16 January 2003
| Reuters
Posted on 01/16/2003 6:48:56 AM PST by Petronski
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To: Petronski; *Catholic_list; .45MAN; AKA Elena; al_c; american colleen; Angelus Errare; Antoninus; ...
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posted on
01/17/2003 1:17:50 PM PST
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Polycarp
(Satan's Trifecta: 1) Contraception/Sterilization, 2) Abortion/Euthanasia, and 3) Homosexuality)
To: Polycarp
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs request the following relief:
A. That Pope John Paul II, Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church take jurisdiction of this petition.
B. That Canon 1398 be changed to read: "A person who deliberately enables an abortion or euthanization incurs a latae sententiae excommunication. An elected or appointed official who votes for legislation enabling abortion or euthanasia or who publicly propagandizes for or promotes abortion or euthanasia incurs a latae sententiae excommunication."
C. That he issue to the bishops specific directives concerning the implementation and enforcement of interdiction and excommunication for public promoters of abortion, euthanasia and other forms of direct attack upon life.
D. That he publicly order Defendants to:
1. Refrain from any act or statement which enables, supports or condones abortion, euthanasia and other
forms of direct attack upon life.
2. Publicly repent and retract their errors and promise no further acts and/or statements
which enable, support or condone abortion, euthanasia and other forms of direct attack upon life.
3. Refrain from reception of the sacrament of Eucharist until the above orders have been followed.
E. That he publicly declare that Defendants' acts and/or statements as alleged are:
1. Contrary to and inimical to the faith of the Catholic Church ;
2. A scandal to the Mystical Body of Christ, the faithful of the Catholic Church ; and
3. A sacrilege to the Real Body and Blood of Jesus Christ when Defendants receive
the sacrament of the Eucharist.
F. In the event that any Defendant fails to follow any of the above orders to publicly
excommunicate him or her from the Catholic Church .
Dated at (to be implemented upon closing of the signatory phase)
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posted on
01/17/2003 1:21:26 PM PST
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Polycarp
(Satan's Trifecta: 1) Contraception/Sterilization, 2) Abortion/Euthanasia, and 3) Homosexuality)
To: heyheyhey
Good point...I've bookmarked the link.
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posted on
01/18/2003 8:23:16 PM PST
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Coleus
(RU 486 Kills Babies)
To: APBaer
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posted on
01/19/2003 4:12:27 PM PST
by
heyheyhey
(Somebody stop the Raelian cloning!)
To: heyheyhey
Thank you for pointing out, more elegantly than I ever could, how often you yearners for a theocracy have posted your most recent orders from the Vatican on how to implement your dreams.
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01/19/2003 4:35:02 PM PST
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APBaer
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