Posted on 03/05/2009 1:46:26 PM PST by Justaham
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Roman Catholic archbishop says the abortion of twins carried by a 9-year-old girl who allegedly was raped by her stepfather means excommunication for the girl's mother and her doctors.
Despite the nature of the case, the church had to hold its line against abortion, Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho said in an interview aired Thursday by Globo television.
"The law of God is higher than any human laws," he said. "When a human law — that is, a law enacted by human legislators — is against the law of God, that law has no value. The adults who approved, who carried out this abortion have incurred excommunication."
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Hallelujah!
God bless this wonderful bishop!
What about the poor kid? WHAT ABOUT THE POOR KID?
The h*!! with the little girl. She’s already been born, so she doesn’t matter. Only “unborn babies” matter. Everybody else can rot. < /s>
There are three kids involved here. All three should be allowed to live.
And your ilk wonders why churches are empty !
...the stepfather on the other hand...
“...What about the poor kid? WHAT ABOUT THE POOR KID?”
Yes, that is a valid concern. But who is paying for the crime of the rape? The aborted babies are.
Incest and rape are <1% of all abortions, so keeping abortion-on-demand for this reason is a red-herring.
The pregnancy was discovered last week when the girl fell ill and her mother took her to a clinic. The child then told officials she had been abused by her stepfather, who is in police custody.
Doctors said the girl was 15 weeks pregnant when the abortion was performed Wednesday in the northeastern city of Recife, where Sobrinho is archbishop. Health officials said the life of the girl — who weighs 80 pounds — was in danger.
A similar case in southern Brazil surfaced Thursday. Authorities in Rio Grande do Sul state told the O Globo newspaper that an 11-year-old girl allegedly raped by her stepfather is seven months pregnant.
The 51-year-old stepfather has been in jail since January while the girl is in a hospital for high risk pregnancies and apparently will not have an abortion.
The stepfather? Oh, he can just go to confession, say a few Hail Marys, and be A-OK with the Roman Catholic Church.
You really believe that huh? *head shaking*
Is he going to excommunicate the stepfather too?
This is NOT the way to further the pro-life cause.
Like hell. NINE YEARS OLD .... get that through your head. Those two children would have KILLED HER.
They are empty because too many stand for nothing. People need constancy not situational ethics.
So why didn’t the Church announce the excommunication of the stepfather?
Actually the mom and doctor can go to confession and the excommunication is lifted. Excommunication for procuring or assisting in the procurement of an abortion is automatic. The bishop didn’t have to do anything. Confession reconciles the individuals with His Church.
Or the mother and daughter can just go to another church. What’s the big deal? The church has it’s tenets and that’s that. If you don’t want to be Catholic and follow those you can go somewhere else. No, let’s just beat up the Catholics for sticking to their rules.
Too bad this guy isn’t Nancy Pelosi’s bishop.
Poor little girl.
Agreed, the stepfather should also be punished for murder for having have forced the neccessity for an abortion.
I’m as pro-life as you can get, but
can a 9-yo safely carry twins to term?
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