I just caught a glimpse of some democrat politician on tv: he had a bust of JFK, a photograph of Pope Francis, and a huge Cross in the background. This kind of thing bugs me to no end; why have so many Popes (all of them, as far as I know) remained silent while politicians who want tax payer funded abortion until the third grade brag endlessly about their Catholic faith?
I was raised Catholic, and most of the people I know are Catholic: my mother is the only Catholic I know who dots every i, crosses every t, and believes absolutely everything the Church teaches. Most Catholics are cafeteria Catholics; the teaching on birth control in particular is very difficult for a lot of people to accept. Even so, I have never met a Catholic of any stripe who endorses abortion-and I live in Massachusetts. So why are these Nancy Pelosi types also being shoved down our throats, and why does the Church hierarchy remain silent about it?
I understand that it wouldn’t be wise or prudent or good in any way to call people out every time they disagree with a Church teaching, but when those who support partial birth abortion cloak themselves in the Catholic faith, the Pope ought to have something to say about that.
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I used to be pro-choice. Abortion never sat quite right with me, but it’s really shoved on anyone who identities as feminist or democrat (which I used to be both). Honestly, I’ll bet a ton more liberals probably have qualms about abortion, but the shaming tactics of the left make it really tough for them to speak up. With abortion being framed as a women’s rights issue, anyone who isn’t pro-choice is demonized and labeled anti-woman.
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Thank you, jyvurentropy! The push for abortion definitely comes from on high. Way back when in the early 70’s, my parents became active pro-lifers; at that point in time, the pro-life movement supported any politician from any party who was pro-life; I think they still do, actually, but nowadays democrats virtually never are. Because they aren’t allowed to be: back in the day, there were so many democrat politicians who rode in being pro-life, but when they reached a certain level, they were informed by the powers that be that if they wanted to further their careers, they would have to “evolve” on the issue of abortion. Al Gore started out as a pro-lifer; so did Bill Clinton.
I have dear friends who have had abortions; one of them told me that she would sit in the back of the Church and cry, because she didn’t feel that she deserved to be there, and she knew that she wasn’t supposed to receive communion without going to confession, and she was afraid to go to confession. Abortion has to be condemned, but it is so wrong for the Church to tell teenage girls that they are guilty of a mortal sin while at the same time patting the backs of elderly politicians who promote abortion. I think most of us sympathize with young women who get abortions because they feel that they are in desperate straights: it’s a lot harder to sympathize with the limousine liberals who promote abortion. The fact that the Church is protecting those limousine liberals is unconscionable.
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I am curious, jyvunrentropy, what led you to stop being feminist and democrat? What is your thinking on these issues now?
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Just a historical note here, JaC: Neither JFK nor RFK worked to square the circle of: “I’m personally opposed (to abortion) but it’s the law of the land.” That dubious distinction belongs to Ted Kennedy. I agree that whoever is guiding Francis’s messaging is particularly tone-deaf; in this, the Church is a human institution, capable of mistakes. That’s all I wanted to say: Happy post! Hi again, jyvunrentropy! (Not gonna follow right now.)
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Ted Kennedy is a stain on my home state, and I am deeply deeply ashamed that so many in Massachusetts defended and celebrated him after he left a woman to die. The fact that the international Catholic Church turned a blind eye to this makes it worse.
I understand that the Church is human and capable of mistakes, but it isn’t just Pope Francis: how many Popes remained silent about Ted Kennedy for how many decades? When the same mistakes are repeated again and again and again, over the course of decades, it’s fair to wonder if they are really mistakes.
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One more word from me: The pope has no authority to call out non-practicing politicians – particularly among Democrats. Individual bishops in their dioceses have that responsibility canonically. Maybe “The U.S. Bishops, et al.” should be added to your title and text.? Chao!
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P.S. That ‘demoncrat’ politician should be deeply-ashamed, and should be called-out on this obvious attempt at manipulation. ‘Nuff said from me…Enjoy!
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Thanks, Nanda đŸ™‚
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I have 4 very close friends, two couples, both very Catholic. I never discuss this topic; I know can’t enter fully into their feelings about it. None of them like this pope! But then 3 of them are Eastern European, so they could never love any pope like they love John Paul 2!. Actually the Bible says nothing at all about abortion. But it does about marriage! Yet, idk, is it still illegal for Catholics to divorce?
I fully expect this pope to abolish the Papacy.
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