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[Mr. Harley]

VATICAN CITY (NC) -- Church authorities have clarified the legal definition of abortion to include new drugs and surgical procedures.

From the Code of Canon Law.

TITLE VI : OFFENCES AGAINST HUMAN LIFE AND LIBERTY (Cann. 1397 - 1398)

Can. 1397 One who commits murder, or who by force or by fraud abducts, imprisons, mutilates or gravely wounds a person, is to be punished, according to the gravity of the offence, with the deprivations and prohibitions mentioned in can. 1336. In the case of the murder of one of those persons mentioned in can. 1370, the offender is punished with the penalties there prescribed.

Can. 1398 A person who actually procures an abortion incurs a latae sententiae excommunication.

http://www.intratext.com/X/ENG0017.htm

To put it in practical terms, any time you interfere with a fertilized zygote you technically are performing an abortion, and thus are automatically excommunicate. This kind of extreme definition is why I left the Church. On the other hand, the vast majority of American Catholics, and Priests, simply ignore it. I find that very disturbing, just like I find my wife's ability to keep vaguely Kosher incomprehensible. I see matters of religion (versus faith and spirituality) as very clear cut issues.

I have argued that, under the standards in place during the reformation, Dutch and US Catholics would be considered schismatic. I wish I was able to feel comfortable and pick and choose the Church teachings I follow, but for me that is hippocracy. I envy other's ability to reconcile issues like these.

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi


do the winesses believe that it is sinful to administer a blood transfusion?

I know they believe it is sinful to recieve one.

I can´t say for sure,
as I never encountered a Doctor who is member of them,
but I think it´s possible that such a Doc might argue,
that it is against his beliefs to aid someone in commiting a sin.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by shawnmmcc
First, stop the trolls on the Catholic Church. The "Seamless Garment of Life" is good theology. I just happen to disagree with it. And the trolls about their protecting pedophile priests - first, their percentage of abusers is at 6% versus 6-8% (I don't have cites, though I have one for it being the same) as other religious ministers. The problem was that the Church believes in repentence, and often (there are some isolated cases otherwise, I am talking 90% plus) gave them a new start after "repenting". Given the context of the time, that was reasonable. Since the 1990's, when the understanding of pedophilia has improved, they almost never do that. Note - almost does NOT mean never, by it's very nature any Church has to be susceptable to the "I have repented" argument, especially in those cases where the individual truly believes he has succeeded.

It's quite fun to troll them though

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Kuci: the pill is an abortifacients because it prevents fertilized eggs from implanting in the uterine lining.

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I understand that.