Faith, Voting & Abortion

Fr. Muir dives voting and the issue of abortion with this episode of Catholic Breakfast's "Catholics in the Political Arena" series.

[amaraheising]

Good discussion and education around difficult subjects.

[jesusitrustinyou]

From Trent Horns discussion on this issue, "We’re charged there to exercise our vote, to promote the common good, but also to understand that not every issue is created equally. Some issues are more preeminent than others, and the right to life, especially the cause of abortion in the unborn, is the most preeminent issue of all."
We are not in the position to form our conscious as we see fit. Truth of the Catholic church is not relative it is truth! You are entitled to your own opinion but not to your own facts on what the church teaches....even when you do not agree with it.

[lauragilloon]

I have family and friends that are pro-choice. They use an argument from the Bible that I guess says, Life begins once the fetus has taken it’s first breath and no where in the Bible does it say life begins at conception. How can I engage in a conversation with my family and friends to help them understand that God does not condone abortion and that life is sacred?

[anglbert]

Father I think this talk about voting for a candidate that proposes abortions even at the time of birth is intrinsic evil. You did not explain that a Catholic cannot vote for a candidate whose platform includes making Abortion the Law of the land. If you leave it to the formed conscience voter to decide, most Catholics do not really know their faith for lack of Catechesis. Isis Alvarado

[jesusitrustinyou]

Trent Horn is an excellent apologist follow this link to read how he explains this very important issue.

"For example, the USCCB, or the United States Conference of Catholic bishops says in its Faithful Citizenship Voting Guide, “Prudential judgment is also needed and applying moral principles to specific policy choices in areas such as armed conflict, housing, healthcare, immigration, and others. This does not mean that all choices are equally valid, or that our guidance, and that of other church leaders, is just another political opinion or policy preference among many others. Rather, we urge Catholics to listen carefully to the Church’s teachers when we apply Catholic social teaching to specific proposals and situations. The judgements and recommendations that we make as bishops on such specific issues do not carry the same moral authority as statements of universal moral teachings. Nevertheless, the church’s guidance on these matters is an essential resource for Catholics, as they determine whether their own moral judgments are consistent with the gospel and with Catholic teaching.”

[gabrielmoreno]

What I can’t abide is when politicians follow this rule, “Law protects every human being”, selectively for abortion only. What about the thread of human dignity in other human right issues? Are we to support politicians who vote for laws that ignore or persecute the human being that is facing addiction, poverty, lacks health care, lacks access to quality education, is an immigrant (Matthew 25:35), is an outcast, or is marginalized by society? That too is a double effect. I am not voting pro choice, I’m voting pro human and the decision I make is not narrowed to abortion only.