No communion for Obama supporters

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

the fact that you are actually criticizing Roman Catholic doctrine (i.e. the idea that communion can be denied at the discretion of the priest for things YOU don't think should matter). There is no need for this to be a RC bashing thread.

Well, there we have it. I don't consider what I did to be criticizing, but I'm positive that word probably doesn't mean to me what it does to you. So, this shall be where we settle on opposite sides of the fence and no real harm done. Like I said, I really didn't mean to offend or "bash" anybody. I apologize for letting my temper surface and hope there's no hard feelings.

Originally Posted by dekeguy

Now, as an addendum. I have discussed the abortion issue with two Cardinals and a raft of Jesuit Theologians. The RCs hold that human life is sacred. Abortion for convenience is never seen as a good and proper act. Termination with the intent to end the pregnancy is never seen as a good and proper act. HOWEVER, if a medical procedure is necessary to save life and the intention is save the life of the mother and if as a result of the procedure the child is lost then this is a tragic happening but it is a consequence of an act to save life, not to end it. The issue revolves around the intention.

I'm sorry, but I'm not exactly sure what the example means. Are you referencing a procedure meant to save the mother that resulted in the loss of the child? Or, in the midst of a procedure intended to save the mother, it is found that aborting the fetus is necessary to keep her alive? Because the former wouldn't technically be an "abortion"--just an accident, right?