Posted on 01/31/2014 5:50:38 AM PST by BlatherNaut
Madrid, January 30, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a recent interview with the Spanish feminist magazine Pikara, a Benedictine sister, Teresa Forcades, said her position towards the proposed restrictions on abortion by the Spanish conservative government was that of “criticism and upfront rejection.”
“I’m in favor of allowing abortion when the fetus isn’t viable,” said the Sister.
The proposed law will eliminate a provision passed in 2010 by the previous socialist government allowing abortion on demand until 14 weeks gestation, and will remove fetal malformation as a reason for the mother to abort.
“There can be a mother,” she continued, “to whom it makes sense to bring into the world and accompany a creature with a severe malformation, even though she knows it will suffer and will die within a short time of being born.”
“But,” she explained, one shouldn’t be able to say to another woman who doesn’t think in the same way that she is “compelled by the State to do this that I think is right.”
“There are groups that, sheltering themselves in the Catholic faith, propose restrictive laws to polarize society,” she said.
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What does “I knew you before you were born” say about viability?
She’s a “none,” not a nun.
Hope she uses birth control.
They call her “La Forcades” in Spain (using the article with somebody’s last name is generally disrespectful in Spanish). She’s an absolute scandal for the Church, but for some reason, the bishops are afraid of her.
She should be fired. Her beliefs are at odds with the Roman Catholic faith. Frankly, I don’t see how anyone, of any faith, can justify the killing of the unborn.
Must be nice, playing God.
... So, um, who gets to make those decisions, sister? How long before somebody describes women such as yourself as having a "severe malformation"? Everybody knows what inevitably evolves: "Oh, the poor dear. Born without blonde hair or blue eyes. And, look! No penis! Let's end her suffering."
My mom made many attempts to befriend nuns in recent years. All failed when she discovered they held opinions very much like this.
She has since concluded that a lifetime of celibacy is not healthy for the female brain.
If celibacy were the problem, the Sandra Flukes of this world would be in fine spiritual shape.
Sometimes --- not always --- you can tell the post-Christian ones by their looks. A grey boy-cut and a rainbow lapel pin is a dead giveaway.
Hey, bishop! How about a little excommunication, please?
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