Posted on 04/20/2005 8:13:14 PM PDT by neverdem
If we were debating when precisely it's acceptable to let a baby die to save the life of the mother, the matter would be comparable to the death penalty. Catholic teaching is that the doctor must at all times try to save both lives. If pro-abortion American Catholics agreed with this basic teaching, and were merely debating the practical question of when it's tolerable for a doctor to accept defeat and focus his limited resources on saving just one life or the other, that would be a legitimate area to dissent from the official judgment of the Church. But we're way, way beyond that point—pro-abortion Catholics make the baby's entire right to life subject to the whim of the mother. That's not a judgment question, that's rejection of basic moral doctrine of the Church.
Yes, most excellent point!
Benedict XVI= "The cafeteria is now closed"
A "new force"? So the liberal media is trying to spin Benedict XVI as to the right of John Paul II on these issues? That may be tough, as they spent the last few decades portraying JPII as a caveman.
Unlike Leahy, you have no vested interest in misunderstanding it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.