I'd be surprised if there's a big fight about it, especially from the "conservative" bishops. I'm not sure I see Cardinal McElroy picking a fight on this issue again, and he would certainly lose a vote if he did. I'm not sure I disagree with him, however, that abortion is not a preeminent issue for the Pope. Pope Francis surely has given…
I'd be surprised if there's a big fight about it, especially from the "conservative" bishops. I'm not sure I see Cardinal McElroy picking a fight on this issue again, and he would certainly lose a vote if he did. I'm not sure I disagree with him, however, that abortion is not a preeminent issue for the Pope. Pope Francis surely has given little indication that he is concerned about abortion, even if he has spoken out against it from time to time. He's allowed pro-abortion members to be appointed to the PAL, has given out awards and praise to pro-abortion politicians and individuals, and has generally avoided speaking about the issue unless in "safe" company.
But while McElroy and Francis might not care much about the issue, I'm not sure it follows that everyone else has to agree with the Pope, especially a Pope who has shown he has a warped understanding of the United States at best, and at worst is downright clueless about anything that goes on here.
I think we should desire the FACE Act to be repealed so that we can return to our national heritage and tradition of getting low-key-arrested for nonviolent civil disobedience. Currently the table stakes are too high for most of us (and here I tentatively include bishops) to play that game.
I'd be surprised if there's a big fight about it, especially from the "conservative" bishops. I'm not sure I see Cardinal McElroy picking a fight on this issue again, and he would certainly lose a vote if he did. I'm not sure I disagree with him, however, that abortion is not a preeminent issue for the Pope. Pope Francis surely has given little indication that he is concerned about abortion, even if he has spoken out against it from time to time. He's allowed pro-abortion members to be appointed to the PAL, has given out awards and praise to pro-abortion politicians and individuals, and has generally avoided speaking about the issue unless in "safe" company.
But while McElroy and Francis might not care much about the issue, I'm not sure it follows that everyone else has to agree with the Pope, especially a Pope who has shown he has a warped understanding of the United States at best, and at worst is downright clueless about anything that goes on here.
I think we should desire the FACE Act to be repealed so that we can return to our national heritage and tradition of getting low-key-arrested for nonviolent civil disobedience. Currently the table stakes are too high for most of us (and here I tentatively include bishops) to play that game.
Very good point. Speaking as a Catholic Libertarian I am very troubled by this.
But again, there are those compromisers that don't want a protracted fight on the Conference floor.
"We must preach the Gospel with out compromise." -Servant of God, Catherine de Hueck Doherty