[Melian]

Thank you for your 2 cents, boatbums.

I clarified that, of course, Christians have always felt life is sacred. However, the Holy Spirit guided the Church in expanding on that in recently stated doctrine which was declared infallible dogma.

In other words, the Catholic Church, of course, has always taught that life is sacred, but recently, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Church was led to declare, without any possibility of error or wiggle room, that life is sacred and that Catholics MUST not only believe that but practice that in their daily lives by avoiding contraception and refusing to support the practice of abortion in any way. That’s the newer dogma.

[boatbums]

In other words, the Catholic Church, of course, has always taught that life is sacred

Except, of course, if it is the life of a "heretic" - those lives are okay to snuff out at any point in the life-cycle. Right? I'd be careful with the "always" and "never" statements. I never say, "always". :o)