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Nov 13, 2008 at 10:11 PM : Gube, did you see this...

Gube, did you see this article?

Lesbian mom asked to quit PTA over Prop. 8

AP State | Thursday, Nov 13 2008 6:44 PM

A lesbian mother in Fresno says she was forced to resign from her position as president of the parent-teacher association at her son's Catholic school after she spoke out against banning gay marriage.

http://www.bakersfield.com/119/story/609180.html

Nov 13, 2008 at 10:11 PM : Pope John Paul II. A...

Pope John Paul II.

A consistent ethics of Life.

From:

http://www.wisconsincatholic.org/bins/site/content/pages/Statements/Ethic%20of%20Life.HTM?_resolutionfile=ftppath%7Cpages/Statements/Ethic%20of%20Life.HTM

28. Abortion. Because the right to life is the most basic of all rights, and because unborn children are particularly innocent and defenseless, abortion retains a special priority among life issues. No life ethic that ignores the unborn's right to life can be called consistent. A consistent life ethic demands that the disciple grasp that the threat to life is found in many places. As Cardinal Joseph Bernardin pointed out on many occasions:

"If one contends, as we do, that the right of every unborn child should be protected from the moment of conception...then our moral, political, and economic responsibilities do not stop at the moment of birth! As we must defend the right to life of the weakest among us, we must also be supportive of the quality of life of the powerless among us.

Consistency means we cannot have it both ways: we cannot urge a compassionate society and vigorous policies to protect the unborn and then argue that compassion and policies on behalf of the needy undermine the moral fibre of society."(9)

29. Our decision as disciples to apply the ethic systematically, by injecting it into issues whenever it is relevant, will strengthen the pro-life cause in general and the case against abortion in particular. Such an approach can sensitize society at large to the link between abortion and the pro-life implications of issues and policies concerning the family, the poor, the economy, the environment, and numerous other concerns. Far from diluting the efforts to protect life, a consistent life ethic gives these efforts new force.(10)

Nov 14, 2008 at 07:11 AM : It's a...

It's a moral/religious stance that has political implications. They will not be losing there tax exempt status, but feel free to remove that separation between church and state.

Nov 14, 2008 at 08:11 AM : The parishioners...

The parishioners should also of course have nothing to do with the collection plate again, either.

The priest, as so often happens, is an idiot.

Nov 14, 2008 at 10:11 PM : The priest,...

The priest, as so often happens, is an idiot.

For his stance on abortion? Or following his conscious and not serving those support it.

Barak couldn't even get behind banning infanticide.