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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
Was the fetus nonviable for any other reason in this case, other than it would die because it killed the mother? My understanding of the original case was that there wasn't anything wrong with fetus or pregnancy. Did I miss something?
I mention this for reasons other than my reading skills, but because that's why the OP case can't really be compared to the ectopic pregnancy stuff in terms of double effect.
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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
Sorry. I posted before I read the whole thread and I basically just duplicated something about excommunication that you said on the first page. It didn't occur to me that my post was up long enough for anyone to have read it.
Sorry.
As far as "if you want it to be", you're probably right in terms of being true to your conscience and invalid confession. But I feel as much heartache about the idea of wanting to be in full communion with the church if you aren't down with its teaching in actuality. There's got to be some room for Catholics to sort of look at the church as horribly flawed human political institution while still loving the sacraments, but if you don't really accept what the church teaches about medical procedures and pregnancy, especially if you are a director of care in a Catholic medical facility, how horrible should excommunication from the church really be? How in communion were you before the decree?
I'm not judging the nun particularly, but I feel like her relationship to the church is pretty much in her hands, rather than that she was victimized or punished unfairly.
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I don't know, personally I wish that belief in the Church didn't require signing on to their ideas of medical or sexual ethics, as I do not feel like they reflect medical/sexual science and are often more based on tradition than on biblical principles.
And I don't think she's being victimized, but I think public announcement is more about PR than actually trying to correct someone or guide them back to the Church. YMMV on whether that is a negative or not.