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To: Vicomte13
Nonsense of course. Yes, IMO, society has the duty to care for those that can not care for themselves. But society also has a duty to set policy that require those who can take care of themselves and their progeny do so and society has the power to require they do that with the force of law.

Johnson gave us the Great Society and he destroyed the urban family for generations to come. You seem to think that was good policy. It wasn't and Pope John Paul understood that totally. Johnson's policies destroyed the dignity, liberty and individuality of generations. Pope John Paul was a Christian one would think. So am I.

Opposing policies that have failed as miserably as the Great Society is not only not unChristian it is the duty of a Christian to oppose those policies because it destroys God's creation and denies His greatest gift, freedom of will, spirit and body. As Christians we are called to support policies that promote family, individual responsibility, freedom and equal rights and justice for all in Caesars world. We are also called to give to those who are in need. We are not called to support failed policies that destroy families and the human spirit.

One can oppose abortion and support policies that require responsibility from parents Vicomte. The two are not mutually exclusive. And one doesn't have to be a Christian to do that either. I, like you, am a Catholic. I would suggest you review Centesimus Annus.

757 posted on 04/18/2007 4:56:42 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: jwalsh07

What do you do when there is a baby born to a mother who doesn’t have the means to care for it?


759 posted on 04/18/2007 5:01:06 PM PDT by Vicomte13 (Le chien aboie; la caravane passe.)
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