As a Catholic, I know that abortion is against my religion, even if the mother has been raped, even if the mother is the victim of incest, even if the mother is going to die if she doesn't get an abortion.
Abortion is simply forbidden by the Catholic religion.
It's that simple. No exception allowed. No nuance allowed. Like it or don't, that's the way it is.
The only possible deviation is when removing the child from the mother's womb is not intended to kill the child, and every effort is made to save the life of the child, and any death is contrary to the best efforts of the physicians. And if you disagree, you are not a Catholic, you're something else.
There is no "right to choose," just as there is no "right to commit murder." The Catholic Church also condemns the death penalty.
As for "gay marriage," that's a contradiction in terms which is not possible within the Catholic church.
That's it. No deviation possible.
Did Bush, a Methodist, ask the Pope to change the Catholic Church's dogma to suit the Republican Party? That's ridiculous.
The Catholic Church existed before any other government on earth, and will still be here, essentially unchanged, after all existing governments have gone.
It should be obvious to you, then, that John Kerry is no Catholic, nor is Nancy Pelosi, nor Teddy Kennedy, nor a multitude of other politicians who were born Catholic but turned away from the religion.
Christ will forgive them if they repent, but they can't just do whatever they like and pretend to be Catholics, it's a lie. Pure and simple. |
