[reaganaut]

Does anyone know if 'sanctity of human life' is an actual dogma of the Church and thus covered by Papal Infallibility (Referencing Pius IX)?

If so, then God has spoken, if not then it should be.

I do not see how a person can separate the Catholic faith, which includes all of its teachings, and politics. If you are Catholic, then you MUST agree with the Church, otherwise, why be Catholic?

Also, the whole point of being "in Communion" is being in agreement.

[Jim Noble]

If you are Catholic, then you MUST agree with the Church, otherwise, why be Catholic?

Of all the reasons that cradle Catholics stay Catholic, agreeing with the Church on all things is low on the list.

Very, very low.

[Aquinasfan]

Does anyone know if 'sanctity of human life' is an actual dogma of the Church and thus covered by Papal Infallibility (Referencing Pius IX)?

"Thou shall not murder"?

That human life begins at conception is part of the Ordinary Magisterium, but has not been defined "ex cathedra," as has The Assumption, for example.

Pope Says Pre-implanted Embryo is Sacred

VATICAN CITY --Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that embryos developed for in vitro fertilization deserve the same right to life as fetuses, children and adults -- and that that right extends to embryos even before they are transferred into a woman's womb.

The Vatican has long held that human life begins at conception, but Benedict's comments were significant because he specified that even an embryo in its earliest stages -- when it is just a few cells -- is just as much a human life as an older being.

Of course, no number of papal statements will convince death-minded, caviling theologians.