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Unlike the Catholic Church, the LDS church allows it's members to support political positions on morality, different from it's own.

Furthermore, at the time, Mitt approached the leaders of his church and asked them if he could take the political position he took. They gave their permission.

Thus, the answer is NO!

If Mitt were Catholic, the Catholic Church (though I believe our church leaders are wrong for NOT doing it), wouldn't publicly excommunicate him either (for example Ted Kennedy and John Kerry), though technically, he would have excommunicated himself. But Mitt isn't Catholic.

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Furthermore, at the time, Mitt approached the leaders of his church and asked them if he could take the political position he took. They gave their permission.

Care to document that?

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Here's the official position of the LDS church, from their own website:

Abortion

Human life is a sacred gift from God. Elective abortion for personal or social convenience is contrary to the will and the commandments of God. Church members who submit to, perform, encourage, pay for, or arrange for such abortions may lose their membership in the Church.

Let me ask you this: Did Mitt Romney encourage abortion as a politician?

Like here for example.

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They also say this:

"In today's society, abortion has become a common practice, defended by deceptive arguments."

Sounds an awful lot like Romney to me...