I thought it was ok if the mother's life was in danger and whatnot. I mean too-young, too many babies, incest-- this sounds like some kind of worst case scenario trifecta, I can't believe the reaction.
Oh, good ol' latæ sententiæ excommunications. It's funny when people deny those things as if they had control over whether or not it applies to them. Very funnyz and sad.
As a kinda non sequitur, I like it when certain groups like the RC "womyn prysts" actually write a snarkily polite press release in which they "reject" the excommunication as if it were something they could freely reject. Oye vey.
But yeah, the only conditions in which abortion would be "permissible" would be in the case that the mother's life was in imminent danger. Of course, then we have saints like Saint Gianna who make the sacrifice but yeah.
A couple of things that both "sides" should probably keep in mind.
1) The abortion may have actually been ordered by the court (which is why there was automatic excommunication) 2) The girl's life was considered in danger (which is why it may have been morally permissible, had it been a decision left up to the girl)
And I'm left wondering why the outrage is at the Church... and not the failure of this girls parents to protect their child.
I'd have to agree with you on that, Ben; the mom should be questioned (and maybe have the children taken away from her) for not noticing for three years the harm done to her kid - irregardless of this whole excommunication argument, that little girl, whether she would have lived or died from the pregnancy, is forever scared.
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I thought it was ok if the mother's life was in danger and whatnot. I mean too-young, too many babies, incest-- this sounds like some kind of worst case scenario trifecta, I can't believe the reaction.
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As a kinda non sequitur, I like it when certain groups like the RC "womyn prysts" actually write a snarkily polite press release in which they "reject" the excommunication as if it were something they could freely reject. Oye vey.
But yeah, the only conditions in which abortion would be "permissible" would be in the case that the mother's life was in imminent danger. Of course, then we have saints like Saint Gianna who make the sacrifice but yeah.
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1) The abortion may have actually been ordered by the court (which is why there was automatic excommunication)
2) The girl's life was considered in danger (which is why it may have been morally permissible, had it been a decision left up to the girl)
And I'm left wondering why the outrage is at the Church... and not the failure of this girls parents to protect their child.
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The step-dad should be castrated.
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