How should Catholic politicians vote concerning abortion?

Question

Is it possible to separate Church and State in one's own personal life and career?

Answer 1

All politicians should vote as their conscience guides them.

A Catholic politician's conscience should guide them to vote against policies that dictate constraints on the rights of women as well as extreme policies that promote valueless lifestyle choices.

Unfortunately some misguided Catholic politicians are intimidated by the heavy handed tactics of the Vatican.

+++The world of God totally different from the vatican+++

It is universally recognized as an indisputable truth that all mammals naturally interrupt the birth process depending upon their living conditions and ability to support a new young.

If mammals did not act to deliberately disrupt both the conception process as well as the birth process then many animal species would suffer the misery, pain and death associated with overcrowding, disease and potentially extinction in extreme times of famine and drought.

Therefore any policy that advocates abandonment of birth control and pro-choice by women is both insane and goes completely against all known laws of nature.

Nor can such an argument be legitimately claimed as "God's will" when all evidence of all life, including human life up until the last thousand years of Vatican moral domination is to the contrary.

So some other agenda must be a driving force for such evil policies?

+++The real evil agenda of the Vatican+++

The Almanac of Evil gives some clues. It lists 20 centuries of unbroken evil and crimes against humanity by the Popes and the Catholic Church
http://one-faith-of-god.org/final_testament/end_of_darkness/evil/evil_0200.htm

Even today, that evil continues in the churches approach to contraception and the spread of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.

Even today, there remain people quite prepared to excuse, explain away and justify such morally reprehensible policies.

+++WWJD? What would Jesus do? +++

+ Jesus founded the Nazarenes.
http://one-faith-of-god.org/new_testament/apocrypha/nazarenes/nazarenes_0010.htm

+ Paul of Tarsus founded christianity to counter the message of Jesus and distort its meaning.
http://one-faith-of-god.org/new_testament/apocrypha/founders_christianity/founders_christianity_0010.htm

+ So Jesus would no doubt say that any policy of Paul and the followers of Paul that defies the laws of nature and God are pure evil and should be resisted.

With love in the real Jesus Christ.

Answer 2

It is very much possible to separate one's personal religious beliefs from one's job. In fact, it is necessary. Making one's religious beliefs the law of the land is not only disgusting but immoral. The point of religion is that one has the free choice to follow or not.

Catholic politicians should not vote a certain way simply because the Pope said so. They (and all other politicians) have a civic duty that trumps their religious duty. If they can't cope, they shouldn't have gone into politics.

Answer 3

Catholic/Christian Politicians are voted in for their integrity. A wise men once said(paraphrasing), "I owe it to the people to vote in the people's best interest, whether they know what's in their best interest or not." That was the representative of Georgia who voted yes to American Independence, in spite of the vast majority in that state were against Revolution.

Catholic/Christian politicians, if they are more than just name-only, have a black and white morality of what is right and what is wrong. If they believe that something like Abortion is evil and wrong, which it is, but do not adhere to the core of their beliefs in voting for it, they are not voting for what they believe is in the best interests of the people they represent, only submitting to an opinionated mob--more afraid of losing their job then standing up for the Truth. That is exactly the problem with politicians today. More driven by money and the changing views of the people from week to week instead of being true representatives, and voting for what the people need, instead of what they want. I swear if we had those wishy washy of politicians in 1776, we'd still be eating Crumpets and having a spot of tea around 4pm.

That is why we have all the above problems that my friend stated above who wanted to turn this into a religious debate and blame the Catholics for the problems of today.

Anyway, hope your question was answered:)

Jeff

Answer 4

All politicians should vote as their conscience guides them.

A Catholic politician's conscience should guide them to vote against abortion.

Unfortunately some misguided Catholic politicians vote “pro-choice.”

This is especially harmful when they are people of influence like politicians, who because of their influence may unduly direct others toward "the culture of death" instead of the "consistent ethic of life."

Politically supporting abortion is not a offense for which one can be excommunicated although a change in this rule is being discussed.

The Church law involved is Canon 915: Those who are excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others who obstinately persist in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' statement "Catholics in Political Life" says:

Therefore, like every Catholic generation before us, we must be guided by the words of St. Paul, “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the Body and Blood of the Lord” (1 Cor 11:27).

And continues that it is up to each Bishop in their diocese and on a case by case basis to decide whether or not to deny Holy Communion to Catholic politicians because of their public support of abortion.

Here is the complete document: http://www.usccb.org/bishops/catholicsinpoliticallife.shtml

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

Why can't you say that you don't believe in abortion, and therefore will not have one, and leave the decision about my body to be left up to me? How did this become a political issue to begin with? It's really no one else's business except the woman having it done and the people who she wishes to know about it. Besides, I'd rather have my daughter get a safe abortion, if that's her choice, than a coat hanger in the backseat of a car somewhere on a country road.

Answer 6

Politicians have "Free Will" like all humans.

They can follow the teachings of their Church or they can lead the people whom they serve in other directions. The Church views this as very damaging as they are not only sinning against their individual sins, but leading God's flock down the wrong road. The Church (RC) requests that politicians with whom lead a flock away from the truth abstain from taking the Eucharist.

I personally think a politician who goes against teaching of their Church is going to be a lier, and theif. Their actions speak louder than their words, or legeslation.

Answer 7

Catholics, as any person with integrity, should live his or her life in accord with his or her religious beliefs. For the catholic, this means to oppose abortion. For the catholic politician, this means supporting and voting for legislation that prohibits and limits abortion.

If a voter does not feel like his or her legislator is representing him or her, the voter should not vote to reelect that person.

Answer 8

Politicians are supposed to represent the views of THE PEOPLE who elected them and NOT their own agendas! This country was formed on a little idea of separation of church and state. Republicans seem to have forgotten this!

Answer 9

Whatever the religion OR lack thereof

ALL politicians should vote to protect the innocent life against the horrific murders caused by abortions.


From 1973 through 2002, more than 42 million abortions have occurred.

Answer 10

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