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Catholic Bishop: Local Discipline for Pro-Abortion Pols
lifenews.com — Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) by Steve Ertelt -- Washington Archbishop Donald Wuerl has responded to the recent controversy involving pro-abortion politicians taking communion during the Pope's visit. He says Catholic politicians should oppose abortion and not take communion if they do, but said local enforcement is necessary.
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- MadKennyP, on 05/07/2008, -2/+1What about politicians that support the Iraq War, which the Pope has condemned? What about politicians that support torture?
- KJeffV, on 05/07/2008, -1/+3"Pick your battles." — Jonathan Kozol
"Ya can't kick EVERYBODY's ass!" — Rainy (José Pérez) to Ernest Stickley (Burt Reynolds) in Elmore Leonard's [1985] STICK
"One day at a time!" — AA- MadKennyP, on 05/07/2008, -4/+1Simply a matter of not serving those politicians communion. It will actually save the Catholic Church money on communion wafers.
- KJeffV, on 05/07/2008, -1/+3"Pick your battles." — Jonathan Kozol
- InRussetShadows, on 05/07/2008, -0/+4Hear, hear. If you want to belong to a club, you have to follow that club's rules. It's just that simple.
- Kent4jmj, on 05/08/2008, -1/+2Abortion is an "Intrinsically Moral" evil that can never be justified.
Unjust war is not in the same category. It must be opposed as a moral evil with consequences, which we are experiencing with the devaluation of the dollar, loss of life and loss of respect internationally, but it is a different kind of "animal" morally. - prolifemama, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Kent4jmj - well said. That's it in a nutshell.
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