Vatican: Obama seeks "common ground" on abortion

Associated Press ^ | May 18, 2009

[Zakeet]

The Vatican said Monday that President Barack Obama was clearly looking for some common ground with his speech at the University of Notre Dame about abortion.

The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said Obama's speech at the leading Catholic university on Sunday confirmed what he had said at a recent news conference — that signing the so-called Freedom of Choice Act in the U.S. Congress wasn't his highest legislative priority. The bill would protect a woman's right to have a child or end a pregnancy.

Obama's stance on the issue is that he supports abortion rights but says the procedure should be rare.

The article didn't mention the protest by dozens of U.S. Catholic bishops who denounced Notre Dame for honoring Obama because his abortion rights record clashes with fundamental church teaching.

[Snip]

The Vatican has been open to Obama ever since his election, despite his record on abortion and support for embryonic stem-cell research, which the Vatican also opposes.

Pope Benedict XVI broke Vatican protocol the day after Obama was elected, sending a personal note of congratulations rather than wait to send an official telegram on inauguration day.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

I wonder what Obama’s “common ground” position is on abortions that don’t quite work out, wherein the child is actually delivered alive. While in the Illinois legislature, his position was not to grant Constitutional rights to such “accidents,” arguing that, since the mother wanted an abortion, by golly, she would be allowed to get one.
I guess his new, enlightened position would be a compromise—inside of having a nurse carry the “fetus” (???) 100 feet to the nearest incinerator, he’ll settle for 50 feet away, placed on a shelf in the linen closet until death occurs naturally.

[Emmett McCarthy]

If he were serious about that, he’d TAX it, wouldn’t he? I don’t want common ground with darkness and evil, thank you very much.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

I fear the incense is getting to their brains.

[Safrguns]

Here’s some “common ground” for ya Mr. O....

Your own mother was under-age.
You should have been aborted.

[lastchance]

Please remember this is an AP article. Not the most reliable source for accurately reporting news from the Vatican.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

They are willing, for the moment, to accept the killing of the thousands in place of the killing of the millions.

Actually, they're not willing to do that. They are unwilling to place any restrictions whatsoever on their Constitutional (NOT!) right to kill babies, through the ninth month (partial birth abortion) and beyond (Obama was against the Infant Born Alive Act, the purpose of which was to proetct babies that managed to dodge the abortionist's blade long enough to be expelled from the womb to breathe free air.)

[blackpacific]

“The Vatican” source is nameless, therefore it speaks with the full authority of Rome? This is so much like how the Los Angeles Times operates.

[EDINVA]

Has anyone posted the original article(s) rather than AP’s interpretation of them?

[MrB]

Maybe they could just “half kill” the babies...

[Safrguns]

Just to clarify... every life is precious to God... even YOURS mr. holder of the office of POTUS...

but your own mother according to your culture would have been encouraged to abort you....

And according to your own words... your own mother was PUNISHED with YOU.

[MrB]

Then he outright lied about his position, though he was RECORDED in a floor speech,

and that lie is the one that his groupies repeat over and over again.

[berkley]

why should it be “rare” if there’s nothing wrong with it???? We don’t say that about appendectomies.....

[Cyman]

“Somebody at L’Osservatore Romano is seriously delusional about Obama, but then the same could be said about many American voters! People are so blind — they just believe any nice sounding words they hear and don’t look behind it at the actual record and policies of the person saying them. I am depressed about how many foolish people there are in this world, and even in my own family”

Just because you are a priest it doesn't mean you can't be narcotized by the Siren's song

[mckenzie7]

The Vatican is drinking the kool aid?

If that isn't sickening, I don't know what is.

[jtal]

Was this an unsigned editorial, op-ed piece, or news story?

I’m flummoxed that this appeared in L’OR. Someone there is clearly trying to undermine the orthodox Catholic mobilization against 0.

I’m truly disgusted.

[Cheetahcat]

Good then let The Vatican take Zero I am sure there is something he could do there.

[SampleMan]

I want Obama to jump off a 1000 foot tower, but I am willing to meet him half way, if he will only be reasonable.

[MEGoody]

The Vatican said Monday that President Barack Obama was clearly looking for some common ground with his speech at the University of Notre Dame about abortion.

What possible "common ground" could the Vatican find with Obama? He is in favor of infanticide.

[ArrogantBustard]

let The Vatican take Zero I am sure there is something he could do there.

There are many toilets in Vatican City. They all need to be cleaned. I'm quite sure that's not above Zero's 'pay grade'.

[mockingbyrd]

Oh I don’t for a minute by this story.