Skip to comments.
Vatican abortion treaty brings down government
guardian ^
| 02/11/06
| Nicholas Watt
Posted on 02/11/2006 10:40:08 PM PST by bayourant
http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,,1707579,00.html
Vatican abortion treaty brings down government
Nicholas Watt Saturday February 11, 2006 The Guardian
The Vatican has inadvertently triggered the collapse of the government in Slovakia, one of the economic stars of the 10 entrants to the EU, in a row over abortion rights. The parliament in Bratislava voted on Thursday to hold elections early, on June 17, after Christian Democrats quit Mikulas Dzurinda's centre-right minority coalition government.
The party is angry with the prime minister after he refused to endorse a draft treaty with the Vatican that would have allowed healthcare workers in hospitals founded by the Catholic church to refuse to carry out abortions on conscience grounds.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; catholic; eu; europeanchristians; slovakia; vatican
This is pretty big. In the background of this are people trying to say under the EU these laws cant happen. Pray for the Govt there
1
posted on
02/11/2006 10:40:12 PM PST
by
bayourant
To: bayourant
Headline should be: Intolerant "Christian Democrats" Insist that Catholic in Slovakia Must Fund and Perform Abortions
2
posted on
02/11/2006 11:18:19 PM PST
by
Notwithstanding
(I love my German shepherd - Benedict XVI reigns!)
To: Notwithstanding
Headline should be: Intolerant "Christian Democrats" Insist that Catholic in Slovakia Must Fund and Perform Abortions
Actually, it should be: "Intolerant Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda Insists that Catholics in Slovakia Must Fund and Perform Abortions. The Christian Democrats resign from Dzurinda's government in protest."
To: bayourant
Hm...
Maybe Catholics worldwide should riot and talk about the intolerance towards Catholism to insure that Slovkia keep their current laws.
Oh I forgot, Libs only care about the religions of Islam and Atheism.....
4
posted on
02/11/2006 11:53:23 PM PST
by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President!)
To: Tzimisce
I dont think libs would be very supportive of the catholic position here
5
posted on
02/12/2006 12:04:41 AM PST
by
bayourant
To: american colleen; Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; ...
Catholic Ping - Please freepmail me if you want on/off this list
6
posted on
02/12/2006 4:38:01 AM PST
by
NYer
(Discover the beauty of the Eastern Catholic Churches - freepmail me for more information.)
To: bayourant
This is the "fly in the ointment" that will bring down the European Towel of Babel.
7
posted on
02/12/2006 5:07:50 AM PST
by
jmaroneps37
(We will never murtha to the terrorists. Bring home the troops means bring home the war.)
To: irishjuggler
Bingo!
(Euro-style parliamentary coalitions have always confused me - our US system may not be perfect, but we never have to deal with tenuous coalitions).
8
posted on
02/12/2006 5:13:32 AM PST
by
Notwithstanding
(I love my German shepherd - Benedict XVI reigns!)
To: bayourant
The Slovak Christian Democrats are one of the best parties in Europe.
9
posted on
02/12/2006 5:40:19 AM PST
by
Thorin
("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: bayourant
I fear one day there may need to be a crusade to liberate Catholic peopls in Europe from muslims and Athiests.
10
posted on
02/12/2006 7:02:17 AM PST
by
x5452
To: bayourant
Catholic with a capital C please
11
posted on
02/12/2006 10:45:57 AM PST
by
franky
(Pray for the souls of the faithful departed.)
To: bayourant
Bump for continuing developments.
12
posted on
02/12/2006 5:36:59 PM PST
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: bayourant
Good for them. If only we had some true "Christian Republicans" in the US with the same devotion to their ideals.
13
posted on
02/13/2006 7:04:14 AM PST
by
Antoninus
(The only reason you're alive today is because your parents were pro-life.)
To: bayourant
If the government won't allow healthcare workers to refrain from assisting in the killing of its unborn citizens, then to hell with the government.
14
posted on
02/13/2006 7:12:48 AM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson