Posted on 12/04/2009 11:18:01 AM PST by markomalley
A Wisconsin group claiming to be Catholic has launched a series of television ads which state that using contraception doesn't make you less of a Catholic. The group, Young Catholics for Choice, has partnered with the Wisconsin Family Planning Health Services and is advocating the use of the controversial morning after pill.
Member of Young Catholics for Choice, Marissa Valeri, told Milwaukee's Fox 6 news, “They may have heard differently from the hierarchy and they may have heard differently from their parish priest and we're here to let them know that they are not alone and that you can be a good Catholic and use contraception.”
She added, “I'm sure there will be some conservative voices out there that will not agree with that we are saying in these ads and we're not speaking to them. We're speaking to the vast majority of Catholics that use contraception and are supportive of emergency contraception and use that as well."
“As a young Catholic myself, Young Catholics for Choice does not speak for me,” said Virginia Zignego, communications director of Pro-Life Wisconsin. “The Catholic Church clearly opposes contraception and abortion. It is unfortunate that Catholics for Choice are using the label ‘Catholic’ to push their agenda and normalize risky sexual behavior.”
Archbishop Jerome Listeki, the new Archbishop of Milwaukee, says there isn't any room for interpretation on the issue of “choice.” He noted that to say one is a Catholic, but also embraces “a position of choice,” denies “an inherent aspect. He told Fox News, “That inherent aspect is the dignity of the human individual right from the very moment of conception.”
“That strikes at odds with the Church's teachings,” concluded Listeki.
Young Catholics for Choice presented the “Plan B” pill as “the get it before you need it pill” at this press conference. However, they fail to mention the series of negative affects it has on the woman's body.
Pro-Life Wisconsin cited the FDA website which warns that “Plan B is not designed for frequent use, because of its negative health consequences, which include blood clots and a high risk for ectopic pregnancy.”
The pill itself works by creating a chemical abortion within the woman's body. The morning-after pill “can act to terminate a pregnancy by chemically altering the lining of the uterus (endometrium) so that a newly conceived child (human embryo) is unable to implant in the womb, thus starving and dying,” notes Pro-Life Wisconsin.
“When Young Catholics for Choice and Family Planning Health Services recommend women ‘should have [the morning after pill] on hand before they need it,' women's health is not being respected,” Zignego concluded.
No, now I’m a born against Christian. Not a Catholic. Pouring a little water on my head didn’t do anything for my salvation.
But you are marked forever as a Catholic. The fault wasn’t in the Baptism, but in the lack of catechesis you (didn’t) receive.
You are welcome to come back to the Catholic Church at any time. All you need to do is sit down with a priest and get your questions answered. Which would lead to other steps, of course.
I really have no desire to come back to the Catholic church. I am well versed in the Gospel and know that I am saved by Grace.
OSAS doesn’t fly too well with Christ.
What happens at the moment of your death and you haven’t gone to Confession for years — and thus, your sins are not forgiven and forgotten by God?
Your risk — one I would not take.
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1449 The formula of absolution used in the Latin Church expresses the essential elements of this sacrament: the Father of mercies is the source of all forgiveness. He effects the reconciliation of sinners through the Passover of his Son and the gift of his Spirit, through the prayer and ministry of the Church:
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I confess directly, I don’t need to go to confession. My sins were covered by the blood of Jesus, there is nothing else I need do, nor indeed nothing I CAN do. I realize you have good intentions, but after having my eyes opened by reading the Bible myself, I realized that I was not saved because I attended church, was baptized as a Catholic, went to confession, etc. God bless you, however.
Generally speaking, these groups are not young (they’re usually run by gray-hairs), not Catholic, and not for “choice” on anything but whether or not you can kill an unborn baby.
And if you’re wrong, as I’m sure YOU are?
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