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PF13, straying back to the more radioactive territory in defense of those near and dear to me (OMG!!! Ban them! There's two of them in one house!) I noticed that you ask Mrs. P if she "supports" abortion.
My understanding (but check with the Mrs., of course,) is that Mrs. P supports the right of a woman to choose for herself rather than have the state play God.
Now - I'm not a Catholic, and ex-Catholic, or a wanna-be Catholic (although I am pleased to see that there is now a Pope who concerns himself with Jesus' teachings, which by and large aren't a bad gloss on the Judaism of his day.)
But I'd be interested to see the catholic stricture, from the catechism or anywhere else, dictating (1) the necessity of a state to enforce one law or another as regards abortion, and (2) the necessity that every Catholic actively work toward conforming that state's laws to the Church's dictates.
Thank you. That will clear up the question of whether a Catholic is obligated to actively oppose one or another political program on the subject of abortion. Please don't reply with ideology. I am interested in your thorough knowledge of what the Catholic church considers binding on its adherents, not a fake "well you can draw a line from A to B and B to C and C to D" type argument. Is it in black-letter law that you have to oppose choice, in the political sphere, if you are Catholic?
PFnV
My understanding (but check with the Mrs., of course,) is that Mrs. P supports the right of a woman to choose for herself rather than have the state play God.
Now - I'm not a Catholic, and ex-Catholic, or a wanna-be Catholic (although I am pleased to see that there is now a Pope who concerns himself with Jesus' teachings, which by and large aren't a bad gloss on the Judaism of his day.)
But I'd be interested to see the catholic stricture, from the catechism or anywhere else, dictating (1) the necessity of a state to enforce one law or another as regards abortion, and (2) the necessity that every Catholic actively work toward conforming that state's laws to the Church's dictates.
Thank you. That will clear up the question of whether a Catholic is obligated to actively oppose one or another political program on the subject of abortion. Please don't reply with ideology. I am interested in your thorough knowledge of what the Catholic church considers binding on its adherents, not a fake "well you can draw a line from A to B and B to C and C to D" type argument. Is it in black-letter law that you have to oppose choice, in the political sphere, if you are Catholic?
PFnV