I am rarely dumbfounded. I can usually respond to things that I find troubling.
Then I read this: Nun Excommunicated for Allowing Abortion.
And all I can muster is "WHAT. THE. FUCK."
Friday, May 21, 2010
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When you overcome your moment of shock, here is a link with information about writing an email/tweet/facebook post of support to Sister McBride.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.catholicsforchoice.org/actioncenter/alerts/SupportSisterMcBride.asp
Yeah, the headline doesn't even do the WTF justice. Woman would probably die, pregnancy was probably doomed, what else would the church have recommended? Turns out they would've preferred to see both die, according to an official-sounding anti-choicer who commented over at abortiongang: http://abortiongang.org/2010/05/excommunication-in-the-face-of-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-632
ReplyDeleteYeah, sexually abusing the children is fine, but no abortions...makes my head swim.
ReplyDeleteInteresting follow-up: the Archdiocese was wrong. http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/05/20/diocese-phoenix-maligns-catholic-errs-canon
ReplyDelete" The official church position would mandate that the correct solution would be to let both the mother and the child die."
ReplyDeleteThat "information" is incorrect! The church will allow an abortion to save the life of the mother if both will die if the pregnancy continues.
She needs to see her bishop's superior! Olmstead is dead wrong.