[NYer]

Ping!

[HighlyOpinionated]

The Bishop and The Church are 100% correct in this matter. There is no room for discussion. The 10 Commandments are set in stone. The doctrine of The Church must be adhered to or the Hospital cannot be called "Catholic" . . . and the Catholic Health Association is not Catholic unless it follows Church Doctrine.

No man can serve two masters. Neither can a hospital nor a hospital association.

The Didache ( also referred to as The Teachings of the Twelve Apostles ) , the oldest extant manual of church order, dating from the late first or early second century states: "You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish." The bishops at the Second Vatican Council declared that, as Catholics, we believe what the Church authoritatively teaches on matters of faith and morals, for to hear the voice of the Church on those matters is to hear the voice of Christ himself. ( Lumen Gentium, No. 25; Mysterium Ecclesiae, No. 2 )

Catholics believe that the Holy Spirit guides the Church and protects it from error. We believe that the Roman Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI, is the successor of Peter, the Rock on whom Jesus Christ has built his Church, and is not just another man who is entitled to his opinions on faith. We believe that we are called to trust the Spirit to guide the Church, so we do not pick and choose among her teachings.

[JustTheTruth]

Doctors, including pro-life physicians, concluded that this young woman (in her 20’s) suffered from a serious, pregnancy caused high blood pressure condition that was expected with 100% certainty to kill the mother unless an abortion was performed. The hospital and doctors concluted that they had a duty and obligation to save the mother’s life.

Most pro-life people I know who are familiar with these facts are less quick to condemn a first trimester abortion under these circumstances.