lifesitenews--2020-10-16--‘Wholly unethical’: US ‘personhood’ org condemns COVID vaccines derived from aborted babies

October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A pro-life organization has provided clear guidance on the unethical nature of mandatory vaccines and those made from the cells of aborted babies , declaring them “ morally unacceptable.
” After months of research , the Personhood Alliance has issued its official position on the moral ethics of vaccinations in the form of ten key points .
The guidelines affirm as grounding principles “ the rights of born persons not to be forced to violate their own bodily integrity and/or moral conscience and the rights of pre-born persons not to be trafficked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their consent.
” The Personhood Alliance notes that many companies are making use of the cells of aborted babies in order to produce vaccines and links to an extensive study of vaccines made using aborted fetal cell lines .
All such vaccines are termed “ unethical vaccines , ” and the Alliance calls on pharmaceutical companies , stating that “ more must be done to produce ethical vaccines ... and demand ethical alternatives of more companies , particularly when taxpayer funding is involved.
” The Alliance also makes reference to those even in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even if they are manufactured using aborted fetal cells .
The document refers to such positions thus : “ These arguments include , but are not limited to , the amount of time that has passed since the original abortions and the intent of the original abortions not being for vaccine production.
” In response to these arguments , the Personhood Alliance declares : “ We find these arguments to be in error .
Christians must demand an end to the trafficking and commodification of human beings at all stages of life and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perpetuate and encourage the relationship between abortion , biomedical science , and human trafficking , no matter when that connection was initiated or how long a practice has been socially accepted.
” The paper continues : “ The production and testing of vaccines using the remains of aborted human beings , regardless of manner of conception and without their consent , is morally unacceptable and must be opposed .
The Personhood Alliance strongly urges the rejection of such vaccines.
” Additionally , the document deals with the question of mandatory vaccines , declaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” : “ The right of bodily integrity and the right to refuse medical treatments for moral , religious , health , or other reasons , must remain intact and protected by law when an individual considers whether to vaccinate or not.
” In fact , the Alliance teaches that to force a vaccination upon people is a “ violation of their biblical personhood , ” since it contravenes the duty of care for the body , which “ God has given us as a temple of the Holy Spirit.
” Consequently , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cells of aborted infants are completely unethical : “ the production of a vaccine or any medical therapy derived from the remains of a human being intentionally killed is wholly unethical and should be made unlawful .
The Personhood Alliance affirms the inalienable right to life of pre-born human beings , regardless of the manner of conception , and thus , their right not to be trafficked , commodified , and/or experimented upon.
” Furthermore , regarding mandatory vaccines , the Alliance “ affirms the rights of all people to refuse medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and their family members ’ bodily integrity , moral conscience , and Constitutional protections through forced or coerced vaccines.
” The declaration presented by Personhood Alliance is mirrored in the statements of a number of notable Catholic clerics .
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler , Texas has repeatedly called to halt production of vaccines using aborted babies .
He tweeted in April that “ if a vaccine for this virus is only attainable if we use body parts of aborted children then I will refuse the vaccine ...
I will not kill children @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this rejection of such vaccines : “ I renew my call that we reject any vaccine that is developed using aborted children .
Even if it originated decades ago it still means a child ’ s life was ended before it was born & then their body was used as spare parts.
” In a public letter issued in May , Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò along with Cardinals Mueller , Punjat , and Zen taught that “ for Catholics it is morally unacceptable to develop or use vaccines derived from material from aborted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ citizens must be given the opportunity to refuse these restrictions on personal freedom , without any penalty whatsoever being imposed on those who do not wish to use vaccines.
” The letter has been signed by 22 prelates and priests , along with numerous journalists , doctors , lawyers , and academics .
It has over 57,000 signatures as of writing .
In an August letter directed to mothers , Archbishop Viganò once again affirmed the moral prohibition of using vaccines made from aborted babies .
He wrote : “ The common good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ therefore has a well defined object that can not and must not be in conflict with the Law of God , the Supreme Legislator .
Every time that the State infringes on this eternal and immutable Law , its authority is diminished , and its citizens ought to refuse to obey it.
” The archbishop made mention of abortion and then added , “ I am referring to the case in which a vaccine would contain fetal material coming from the bodies of aborted children.
” Viganò also decried the policy of mandatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ silent if the public authority would make vaccines obligatory that pose serious ethical and moral problems , or that more prosaically do not give any guarantee of obtaining the promised effects and that are limited to promising benefits that from a scientific point of view are absolutely questionable.
” Most recently , Bishop Athanasius Schneider , an auxiliary bishop of Astana , Kazakhstan , gave an interview in which he stated that mandatory vaccines are “ the last step of Satanism ” to “ legalize abortion globally — the killing of unborn babies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be collaborating in the process of killing babies through the vaccine which will use parts of aborted babies.
” Continuing , Schneider said that “ we must resist very strongly against this , if it comes .
We must even accept to be martyrs.
” The declaration from Personhood Alliance and the above teachings from Catholic bishops are in stark contrast to the July letter of the Catholic Bishops ’ Conference of England and Wales ( CBCEW ) , which stated that Catholics have “ a prima facie duty to be vaccinated.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from concerned Catholics , continued by mentioning the “ distress many Catholics experience when faced with a choice of not vaccinating their child or seeming to be complicit in abortion.
” The bishops quoted from a 2017 document from the Pontifical Academy for Life , which said “ all clinically recommended vaccinations can be used with a clear conscience and that the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation with voluntary abortion.
” The CBCEW also drew from a 2005 document from the Pontifical Academy for Life .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccines for their health “ carry out a form of very remote mediate material cooperation , and thus very mild , in the performance of the original act of abortion , and a mediate material cooperation , with regard to the marketing of cells coming from abortions , and immediate , with regard to the marketing of vaccines produced with such cells.
” In the 2005 text , permission was granted to use vaccines made from aborted babies , “ insomuch as is necessary in order to avoid a serious risk not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also , and perhaps more specifically , for the health conditions of the population as a whole — especially for pregnant women.
” In a second letter released in September , the CBCEW then committed themselves to their position : “ A vaccine will seek to protect the whole of society from this virulent virus .
Individuals should welcome the vaccine not only for the sake of their own health but also out of solidarity with others , especially the most vulnerable.
” While no longer affirming that Catholics have a duty to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did state that “ many may in good conscience judge that they will accept such a vaccine ” — namely , one made using the “ human remains of an aborted child in the past.
” Pope Francis recently called for vaccines to be “ universal and for all.
” Archbishop Viganò explicitly mentioned the July letter of the CBCEW , stating that the bishops ’ support for unethical vaccines lacked “ any doctrinal authority.
” He also expressed concerns about the Pontifical Academy for Life as well as its 2017 document : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Pontifical Academy for Life ... we can not expect any condemnation of those who use fetal tissue from voluntarily aborted children .
”

Christians 'must not participate or accept practices that perpetuate and encourage the relationship between abortion, biomedical science, and human trafficking[.]'
October 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A pro-life organization has provided clear guidance on the unethical nature of mandatory vaccines and those made from the cells of aborted babies, declaring them “morally unacceptable.”
After months of research, the Personhood Alliance has issued its official position on the moral ethics of vaccinations in the form of ten key points. The guidelines affirm as grounding principles “the rights of born persons not to be forced to violate their own bodily integrity and/or moral conscience and the rights of pre-born persons not to be trafficked, commodified, and/or experimented upon without their consent.”
The Personhood Alliance notes that many companies are making use of the cells of aborted babies in order to produce vaccines and links to an extensive study of vaccines made using aborted fetal cell lines. All such vaccines are termed “unethical vaccines,” and the Alliance calls on pharmaceutical companies, stating that “more must be done to produce ethical vaccines … and demand ethical alternatives of more companies, particularly when taxpayer funding is involved.”
The Alliance also makes reference to those even in religious circles who advocate for vaccines, even if they are manufactured using aborted fetal cells. The document refers to such positions thus: “These arguments include, but are not limited to, the amount of time that has passed since the original abortions and the intent of the original abortions not being for vaccine production.”
In response to these arguments, the Personhood Alliance declares: “We find these arguments to be in error. Christians must demand an end to the trafficking and commodification of human beings at all stages of life and must not participate or accept practices that perpetuate and encourage the relationship between abortion, biomedical science, and human trafficking, no matter when that connection was initiated or how long a practice has been socially accepted.”
The paper continues: “The production and testing of vaccines using the remains of aborted human beings, regardless of manner of conception and without their consent, is morally unacceptable and must be opposed. The Personhood Alliance strongly urges the rejection of such vaccines.”
Additionally, the document deals with the question of mandatory vaccines, declaring such a policy “unethical and intrusive”: “The right of bodily integrity and the right to refuse medical treatments for moral, religious, health, or other reasons, must remain intact and protected by law when an individual considers whether to vaccinate or not.”
In fact, the Alliance teaches that to force a vaccination upon people is a “violation of their biblical personhood,” since it contravenes the duty of care for the body, which “God has given us as a temple of the Holy Spirit.”
Consequently, the document declares that vaccines made from the cells of aborted infants are completely unethical: “the production of a vaccine or any medical therapy derived from the remains of a human being intentionally killed is wholly unethical and should be made unlawful. The Personhood Alliance affirms the inalienable right to life of pre-born human beings, regardless of the manner of conception, and thus, their right not to be trafficked, commodified, and/or experimented upon.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: No to government and corporate penalties for refusing COVID-19 vaccine Show Petition Text 103183 have signed the petition. Let's get to 125000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition **Photo credit: Shutterstock.com Mainstream media sources are promoting offensive suggestions by some doctors that people who refuse a vaccine for COVID-19 should be "punished" by the government and by business - effectively coercing them into taking the vaccine. One group of doctors writing in 'USA Today' suggested that the government impose special taxes (i.e., fines) on people who refuse the vaccination and that business simply refuse to serve them. [see story below]
Another doctor writing in an online publication called 'The Conversation' shamelessly suggested that people who refuse a vaccine should be given a psychoactive drug to induce compliance. [see story below] But, these suggestions are plain political posturing, and have nothing to do with science or with the recent trends of the disease. And, in case they haven't noticed, we live in a democracy not a medical dictatorship! Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks policy-makers and business people, at all levels, to pledge to respect the rights of those who, in good conscience, decide not to vaccinate themselves or their children. People should not have to live in fear of governmental or corporate retribution for refusing a vaccine which is being rushed to market by Big Pharma and their fellow-travelers in NGOs, like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It would be intolerable and immoral for the government or business to coerce someone, and their family, to take a COVID vaccine against their will to avoid a fine, or just so they can do their weekly grocery shopping. Medical freedom must be respected in principle and also in practice. So, it is now time that our policy-makers listen to all voices involved in this vital conversation, and start to represent those who will not tolerate being punished for refusing a vaccine. Simply put, legislatures must begin to act as legislatures again. Questions must be asked. Hearings and investigations must be held. And, the legislatures of each state and country must return to the business of representing the people who voted for them, assuming their rightful place as the originator of legislation. We can no longer accept the dictates of executive branches without question, especially now that, statistically speaking, the initial brunt of the COVID crisis has passed. Neither can we accept the dictates of doctors who seem detached from reality and from science, and who only seem to be attached to the idea of promoting ideas which contribute to the agrandizement of power and control of political interests, and wealth of those who stand to make a lot of money from the sale of a COVID vaccine. Please SIGN this urgent petition which asks government and business leaders to pledge to respect the rights of those who refuse a COVID vaccine, and not seek to punish them for doing so. FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Doctors lay out plan to ‘punish’ people who refuse coronavirus vaccine: ‘There is no alternative’' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/doctors-lay-out-plan-to-punish-people-who-refuse-coronavirus-vaccine-there-is-no-alternative 'US professor: ‘Psychoactive pill’ should be covertly administered to ensure lockdown compliance' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-professor-ensure-lockdown-compliance-by-drugging-dissenters-with-psychoactive-pill Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Furthermore, regarding mandatory vaccines, the Alliance “affirms the rights of all people to refuse medical treatment and to reject violations of their and their family members’ bodily integrity, moral conscience, and Constitutional protections through forced or coerced vaccines.”
Catholic bishops’ teaching on vaccines
The declaration presented by Personhood Alliance is mirrored in the statements of a number of notable Catholic clerics.
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas has repeatedly called to halt production of vaccines using aborted babies. He tweeted in April that “if a vaccine for this virus is only attainable if we use body parts of aborted children then I will refuse the vaccine…I will not kill children to live.”
The bishop publicly re-issued this rejection of such vaccines: “I renew my call that we reject any vaccine that is developed using aborted children. Even if it originated decades ago it still means a child’s life was ended before it was born & then their body was used as spare parts.”
In a public letter issued in May, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò along with Cardinals Mueller, Punjat, and Zen taught that “for Catholics it is morally unacceptable to develop or use vaccines derived from material from aborted fetuses.”
They further stated that “citizens must be given the opportunity to refuse these restrictions on personal freedom, without any penalty whatsoever being imposed on those who do not wish to use vaccines.” The letter has been signed by 22 prelates and priests, along with numerous journalists, doctors, lawyers, and academics. It has over 57,000 signatures as of writing.
In an August letter directed to mothers, Archbishop Viganò once again affirmed the moral prohibition of using vaccines made from aborted babies. He wrote: “The common good pursued by the state in temporal things therefore has a well defined object that cannot and must not be in conflict with the Law of God, the Supreme Legislator. Every time that the State infringes on this eternal and immutable Law, its authority is diminished, and its citizens ought to refuse to obey it.”
The archbishop made mention of abortion and then added, “I am referring to the case in which a vaccine would contain fetal material coming from the bodies of aborted children.”
Viganò also decried the policy of mandatory vaccines: “we cannot remain silent if the public authority would make vaccines obligatory that pose serious ethical and moral problems, or that more prosaically do not give any guarantee of obtaining the promised effects and that are limited to promising benefits that from a scientific point of view are absolutely questionable.”
Most recently, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, an auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan, gave an interview in which he stated that mandatory vaccines are “the last step of Satanism” to “legalize abortion globally — the killing of unborn babies — so that the entire planet will be collaborating in the process of killing babies through the vaccine which will use parts of aborted babies.”
Continuing, Schneider said that “we must resist very strongly against this, if it comes. We must even accept to be martyrs.”
U.K. bishops’ letters on vaccines
The declaration from Personhood Alliance and the above teachings from Catholic bishops are in stark contrast to the July letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW), which stated that Catholics have “a prima facie duty to be vaccinated.” The letter, which received much criticism from concerned Catholics, continued by mentioning the “distress many Catholics experience when faced with a choice of not vaccinating their child or seeming to be complicit in abortion.”
The bishops quoted from a 2017 document from the Pontifical Academy for Life, which said “all clinically recommended vaccinations can be used with a clear conscience and that the use of such vaccines does not signify some sort of cooperation with voluntary abortion.”
The CBCEW also drew from a 2005 document from the Pontifical Academy for Life. That text stated that those who used unethical vaccines for their health “carry out a form of very remote mediate material cooperation, and thus very mild, in the performance of the original act of abortion, and a mediate material cooperation, with regard to the marketing of cells coming from abortions, and immediate, with regard to the marketing of vaccines produced with such cells.”
In the 2005 text, permission was granted to use vaccines made from aborted babies, “insomuch as is necessary in order to avoid a serious risk not only for one’s own children but also, and perhaps more specifically, for the health conditions of the population as a whole — especially for pregnant women.”
In a second letter released in September, the CBCEW then committed themselves to their position: “A vaccine will seek to protect the whole of society from this virulent virus. Individuals should welcome the vaccine not only for the sake of their own health but also out of solidarity with others, especially the most vulnerable.”
While no longer affirming that Catholics have a duty to be vaccinated, the bishops’ conference did state that “many may in good conscience judge that they will accept such a vaccine” — namely, one made using the “human remains of an aborted child in the past.”
Pope Francis recently called for vaccines to be “universal and for all.”
Archbishop Viganò explicitly mentioned the July letter of the CBCEW, stating that the bishops’ support for unethical vaccines lacked “any doctrinal authority.” He also expressed concerns about the Pontifical Academy for Life as well as its 2017 document: “When we consider the new orientation of the Pontifical Academy for Life … we cannot expect any condemnation of those who use fetal tissue from voluntarily aborted children.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-16--Black Planned Parenthood employees say they ‘experienced acts of racism’

October 15 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) — Not only is Planned Parenthood the largest abortion provider in the country , specifically targeting black mothers — its black employees reportedly also experienced “ acts of racism and anti-Blackness from their white colleagues.
” According to BuzzFeed , an internal assessment based on interviews of black current and former employees conducted by the Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance ( AORTA ) “ found that the organization ’ s Black employees feel that Planned Parenthood ’ s treatment of them internally does not line up with its social justice-driven mission.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ acts of racism and anti-Blackness from their white colleagues but found that when they reported problems to human resources , there was ‘ no meaningful consequence or accountability for racial harm , ’ ” BuzzFeed reported .
“ The employees said they had been experiencing these issues and bringing them to management ’ s attention for years , but felt that little had been done to change the problems.
” White employees allegedly “ think they can not be perpetrators of racism or discrimination because of the work they do and the work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oppression.
’ ” AORTA ’ s assessment of Planned Parenthood was done in response to recent accusations of racism inside the organization .
In August , Buzzfeed reported that black employees at Planned Parenthood and NARAL were the target of systemic racism on a large scale .
Among other things , black employees complained about being overlooked for promotions , microaggressions , rude behavior , being scrutinized more than white colleagues , being treated like children , given larger workloads and longer work hours .
BuzzFeed quoted a woman who used to work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizations supporting abortion as saying , “ I do think it ’ s worse in reproductive rights , because it is insidious .
The movement prides itself on working on issues affecting the most marginalized in society — women , trans and nonbinary folks , and people of color .
And yet , in their own workplaces , they don ’ t value those people.
” Planned Parenthood Black Community , a branch of Planned Parenthood focused on outreach among African Americans , tweeted in 2017 , “ If you ’ re a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s statistically safer to have an abortion than to carry a pregnancy to term or give birth.
” Planned Parenthood is not alone in specifically targeting black mothers to have abortions .
A billboard in Dallas , Texas , put up by the Afiya Centre , read , “ Black women take care of their families by taking care of themselves , ” adding , “ Abortion is self-care.
” While black women only make up about 13.3 % of the population , 36 % of all abortions in the USA are performed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long-shot presidential candidate Kanye West in September said Planned Parenthood was perpetrating a “ black genocide.
” “ Abortion is the number one killer of black lives in the United States , ” West said .
“ According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , abortion kills more black people than HIV , homicide , diabetes , accidents , cancer , and heart disease — watch this one — combined .
Three thousand shootings in Chicago a year , 700 murders , you ’ ve got to put that with heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put that with HIV , you ’ ve got to put that with diabetes , you ’ ve got to put that with just accidents , and put that with cancer , and it doesn ’ t add up to specifically abortions .
If you think about that number , 1,000 black babies are aborted each day.
” “ It ’ s happening every day , and right now God has given me the information , and he ain ’ t gave me no other information other than this information , and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means he wants me to say this now , ” West continued .
“ In 50 years , there ’ s been 22 million — over 22,500,000 — black people aborted strategically and on purpose .
Planned Parenthood was set up and placed in minority communities to kill black people.
” In July , Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced the removal of Margaret Sanger ’ s name from its flagship Bleecker Street abortion center because of her “ harmful connections to the eugenics movement , ” The New York Times reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president of the abortion provider .
“ We don ’ t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population , and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members , ” Sanger wrote in 1939 .
Sanger also associated with the Ku Klux Klan .
“ I accepted an invitation to talk to the women ’ s branch of the Ku Klux Klan , ” she wrote in her autobiography .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with banners and illuminated crosses … I was escorted to the platform , was introduced , and began to speak … In the end , through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose .
A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered .
”

The largest abortion provider in the country was founded by unapologetically racist Margaret Sanger.
October 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews.com) — Not only is Planned Parenthood the largest abortion provider in the country, specifically targeting black mothers — its black employees reportedly also experienced “acts of racism and anti-Blackness from their white colleagues.”
According to BuzzFeed, an internal assessment based on interviews of black current and former employees conducted by the Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance (AORTA) “found that the organization’s Black employees feel that Planned Parenthood’s treatment of them internally does not line up with its social justice-driven mission.”
“Black employees told AORTA they regularly experienced acts of racism and anti-Blackness from their white colleagues but found that when they reported problems to human resources, there was ‘no meaningful consequence or accountability for racial harm,’” BuzzFeed reported. “The employees said they had been experiencing these issues and bringing them to management’s attention for years, but felt that little had been done to change the problems.”
White employees allegedly “think they cannot be perpetrators of racism or discrimination because of the work they do and the work Planned Parenthood does to fight ‘gender-based oppression.’”
AORTA’s assessment of Planned Parenthood was done in response to recent accusations of racism inside the organization. In August, Buzzfeed reported that black employees at Planned Parenthood and NARAL were the target of systemic racism on a large scale.
Among other things, black employees complained about being overlooked for promotions, microaggressions, rude behavior, being scrutinized more than white colleagues, being treated like children, given larger workloads and longer work hours.
BuzzFeed quoted a woman who used to work for a public relations company involved with organizations supporting abortion as saying, “I do think it’s worse in reproductive rights, because it is insidious. The movement prides itself on working on issues affecting the most marginalized in society — women, trans and nonbinary folks, and people of color. And yet, in their own workplaces, they don’t value those people.”
Planned Parenthood Black Community, a branch of Planned Parenthood focused on outreach among African Americans, tweeted in 2017, “If you’re a Black woman in America, it’s statistically safer to have an abortion than to carry a pregnancy to term or give birth.”
If you're a Black woman in America, it's statistically safer to have an abortion than to carry a pregnancy to term or give birth #ScaryStats — Planned Parenthood Black Community (@PPBlackComm) October 31, 2017
Planned Parenthood is not alone in specifically targeting black mothers to have abortions. A billboard in Dallas, Texas, put up by the Afiya Centre, read, “Black women take care of their families by taking care of themselves,” adding, “Abortion is self-care.”
While black women only make up about 13.3% of the population, 36% of all abortions in the USA are performed on black mothers.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Support Lubbock, Texas in becoming a Sanctuary City for the Unborn! Show Petition Text 4133 have signed the petition. Let's get to 5000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (10/26/2020) Since launching this petition less than 6 weeks ago, two massive, yet conflicting, events have taken place surrounding this petition which asks the Lubbock City Council to make Lubbock a Sanctuary City for the Unborn: 1) Planned Parenthood just reopened their doors at the end of last week. However, the facility will not commit abortions until 2021 (if at all!). BUT, all hope is not lost! Because.... 2) Pro-life citizens of Lubbock have presented over 5,000 signatures to the Lubbock City Council, asking the Council to bring the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance to a public vote. This last part is great news! If the council passes the policy, Planned Parenthood will be barred from committing abortions in Lubbock. If the council fails, citizens will be able to directly vote on becoming a Sanctuary City for the Unborn in an upcoming election. “Lubbock must not surrender to the abortion industry. Now more than ever, Texans must stand for Life and urge the council to swiftly pass the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance,” stated Kimberlyn Schwartz, native West Texan and Texas Tech alumna, now serving as Texas Right to Life’s director of media and communication. Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition, to support the goal of making Lubbock a Sanctuary City for the Unborn. Thank you! _____________________________________________________________________________ Seven years after closing their doors, Planned Parenthood has announced that they intend to reopen in Lubbock, Texas, by the end of this year. This is terrible news and a retrograde step...and, needs to be stopped! That's why LifeSite and Texas Right to Life are partnering on this urgent petition which calls on the Lubbock City Council to make their city a Sanctuary City for the Unborn, thereby stopping Planned Parenthood from reopening their abortion center. Since 2013, when Planned Parenthood closed their Lubbock facilities in response to laws passed by the Texas Legislature, an estimated 1,000 Lubbock babies have been saved from abortion! But now, with $9 million pledged from wealthy pro-abortion leftists, Planned Parenthood is reopening in the region, according to their recent press release. This is outrageous, and we must do everything possible to stop the killing from starting again! Please SIGN this petition to the Lubbock City Council and urge them to make their city a Sanctuary City for the Unborn. The Sanctuary City for the Unborn initiative began last year in the small East Texas town of Waskom. Since then, more than a dozen communities have followed suit. The local Pro-Life ordinances declare abortion to be murder and prohibit abortion facilities from opening within city limits. By encouraging the City Council to make Lubbock a Santuary City for the Unborn, we can stop Planned Parenthood before they kill another single baby in West Texas again! But, we need your help to overcome some political opposition to this good idea. Dan Pope, the mayor of Lubbock, expressed opposition to pursuing the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance, stating, “That's not the lane we need to be in, we need to do the things that we were elected to do.” Then, the mayor actually compared opening an abortion facility to opening a church: “I think telling Planned Parenthood they can't come to Lubbock would be in some ways like telling United [Supermarkets] they couldn't build another store, or telling the [Southern Baptist Convention] they couldn't do another church start in Lubbock..." But, opening a Planned Parenthood abortion center is nothing like opening a church! There are no similarities between intentionally killing innocent preborn human beings and trying to teach people about the Bible! Suffice it to say: Lubbock city officials need to hear from you! Please add your voice by SIGNING this urgent petition to keep Planned Parenthood out of Lubbock. **And, Lubbock citizens, stay tuned for additional steps to make your town a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.** FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Petition asks Lubbock City Council to declare their city a sanctuary for the unborn' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/petition-asks-lubbock-city-council-to-declare-their-city-a-sanctuary-for-the-unborn '3 Texas towns vote to become sanctuary cities for the unborn' - lifesitenews.com/news/3-texas-towns-vote-to-become-sanctuary-cities-for-the-unborn 'North Carolina county declares ‘sanctuary’ for unborn, plans to outlaw abortion' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/north-carolina-county-declares-sanctuary-for-unborn-plans-to-outlaw-abortion Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Famous Rapper and long-shot presidential candidate Kanye West in September said Planned Parenthood was perpetrating a “black genocide.”
“Abortion is the number one killer of black lives in the United States,” West said. “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, abortion kills more black people than HIV, homicide, diabetes, accidents, cancer, and heart disease — watch this one — combined. Three thousand shootings in Chicago a year, 700 murders, you’ve got to put that with heart disease, you’ve got to put that with HIV, you’ve got to put that with diabetes, you’ve got to put that with just accidents, and put that with cancer, and it doesn’t add up to specifically abortions. If you think about that number, 1,000 black babies are aborted each day.”
“It’s happening every day, and right now God has given me the information, and he ain’t gave me no other information other than this information, and we have this right now, so that means he wants me to say this now,” West continued. “In 50 years, there’s been 22 million — over 22,500,000 — black people aborted strategically and on purpose. Planned Parenthood was set up and placed in minority communities to kill black people.”
In July, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced the removal of Margaret Sanger’s name from its flagship Bleecker Street abortion center because of her “harmful connections to the eugenics movement,” The New York Times reported. Sanger was the founder and first president of the abortion provider.
“We don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members,” Sanger wrote in 1939.
Sanger also associated with the Ku Klux Klan. “I accepted an invitation to talk to the women’s branch of the Ku Klux Klan,” she wrote in her autobiography. “I saw through the door dim figures parading with banners and illuminated crosses … I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak … In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-16--Facebook censors pro-life ad detailing radical Biden-Harris pro-abortion position

WASHINGTON , D.C. , October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Facebook has once again censored pro-life accounts , this time by flagging two pro-life adverts exposing the pro-abortion policies of presidential candidate Joe Biden and his running mate , Kamala Harris .
The Susan B. Anthony ( SBA ) List reported today that a 15-second video , outlining the extreme abortion views of Biden and Harris , had been censored by Facebook , due to a fact-check performed by The Dispatch , which rated the video as “ partly false.
” The voiceover to the video has the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Harris support abortion up to the moment of birth , all at taxpayer expense , and they promise to nominate only pro-abortion judges .
Biden and Harris : troubling ideas — disturbing polices.
” Marjorie Dannenfelser , the president of SBA , issued a statement in response to the censorship : “ Big Tech and the media are teaming up to run interference for the Biden-Harris campaign on what is a losing issue for Democrats — their shameful support for abortion on demand through birth .
This is the latest example of Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to shut down SBA List ’ s vital digital communications as we work to reach eight million voters in key battlegrounds in the final days before Election Day.
” Dannenfelser observed that the claim made in SBA ’ s video was the same made by Vice President Pence in the vice presidential debate on October 8 .
She further noted that it is “ an argument Kamala Harris didn ’ t bother refuting herself .
Our argument is also backed by the Democratic Party platform , which flatly calls for no limits on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a correction to its original fact-check and removed its rating for the video .
However , at the time of writing , the video is still flagged as containing “ partly false information.
” The Biden campaign website states that “ Biden will work to codify Roe v. Wade , and his Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate the constitutional right to an abortion.
” He also outlines plans to “ [ r ] estore federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden ’ s pro-abortion record in the run up to the election .
Trump recently tweeted to draw attention to the extreme views held by Biden : “ they are fully in favour of ( very ) LATE TERM ABORTION , right up until the time of birth , and beyond — which would be execution.
” The Democrats blocked a 2019 bill that would have required medical staff to provide care to “ preserve the life and health of the child ” born alive , even after an abortion .
Kamala Harris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bill .
In an article on LifeSite a few days ago , James Agresti explained how Biden ’ s support for Roe is in fact support for abortion up to birth .
Doe v. Bolton , released on January 22 , 1973 as a complement to Roe , permits abortion at any stage if claims are made that it is better for the mother ’ s health to have an abortion .
The definition of a health threat is extremely wide and open to interpretation by the abortionist .

PETITION UPDATE (3/15/21) -
Reports suggest that the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference (USCCB) is preparing a vote on what to do about pro-abortion Joe Biden (and, presumably, other abortion-promoting politicians) who continues to present himself (themselves) for Holy Communion.
Public excommunication would be a suitable response for Biden's obstinate, public and grave sin of scandalously promoting abortion.
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PETITION UPDATE (2/4/20)
Since Joe Biden was sworn-in on the 20th of January, he has wasted no time in signing Executive Orders to destroy the protections which former President Trump offered to the unborn and to the innocence and modesty of children of the United States.
In one executive order, Biden rescinded the Mexico City Policy prohibiting the federal government from spending taxpayer monies on abortion and the promotion of abortion.
And, in another executive order, Biden seeks to force girls' athletic programs, restrooms, and locker rooms to accept gender-confused males.
Since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was shamefully silent throughout the presidential campaign on the pre-eminent issues of abortion and gender ideology, and what Biden vowed he would do as president, it is cold comfort that their pro-life office is now speaking up about this Administration's wilful disregard for human life and for God's design of human nature (i.e., two biological sexes).
Stated plainly, Joe Biden is as bad as he said he would be, and the bishop, acting in unison (as the USCCB) have an obligation to the Lord (first) and to the faithful (second) to refuse Holy Communion to this grave public sinner.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who continues to use the church as a backdrop for statements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, is now doing everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
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PETITION UPDATE (12/10/20)
Prior to the election on November 3, the U.S. bishops did not address Joe Biden’s anti-Catholic position regarding faith and morals as a unified body.
The USCCB, the organization to which every U.S. bishop belongs and which is staffed and led by bishops, remained disgracefully silent in the run-up to the election.
What were the bishops afraid of, losing their charitable tax status with the IRS, or being deprived of fat checks from the HHS (immigration programs) and USAID (foreign aid programs)?
Or, were they just too cowardly to clearly declare Christ's law to be above man's law and risk the ire of a Joe Biden as president?
Either way, the bishops’ lack of clarity in this regard is a terrible scandal in itself and probably greatly contributed to the possible election of a pro-abortion, anti-Catholic Catholic to the presidency.
Given the fact that exit polling shows Catholics split their vote 50-50 for Trump and Biden, even a slight deviation in the heavily-Catholic swing-states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania could have produced different results.
The bishops could have spoken out against Biden’s pro-abortion stance collectively, but, again, they were overwhelmingly and shamefully silent.
Because of this, they will be at least partly responsible for the policies advanced by a Biden administration, in the event that Biden is sworn into office.
However, the bishops can, even now, mitigate the damage done by their inaction by taking the following steps: 1) Speak with one voice, as the USCCB, and plainly condemn Biden's pro-abortion stance; 2) Publicly advise Biden not to present himself for Holy Communion because of his scandalous position on abortion and homosexual "marriage;" and, 3) Tell Biden to publicly repent of publicly promoting the wilfull murder of the preborn, sins against nature, and diminishing the natural family.
Thankfully, some individual bishops have spoken out forcefully on Biden's scandalous behavior, and his standing in the Church.
On November 9, Archbishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas tweeted: “A dark cloud has descended on this nation when the USCCB and Planned Parenthood speak in unison in support of a Biden-Harris administration that supports the slaughter of innocents by abortion for all 9 months of pregnancy.”
Additionally, Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, Colorado and Archbishop Charles Chaput have both declared publicly that Joe Biden “should not receive Holy Communion."
But, to add insult to injury, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C. has said that he will give Holy Communion to Biden because “it’s a matter of the responsibility that I have as the archbishop to be engaged and to be in dialogue with him, even in those areas where we obviously have some differences.”
And, Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware and Bishop McElroy of San Diego also congratulated Biden in statements, but they have not indicated whether or not they would administer Holy Communion to him.
With all due respect to these bishops, they diminish the Holy Eucharist and their high office, as well as cause grave scandal to the faithful, by dialoguing with a man who is promoting mass murder of the unborn against the constant teaching of the Church.
A man who uses the church as a backdrop to make sickening political advertisements about how "Catholic/religious" he is, but, at the same time, says that he will do everything in his power to protect the murder of the innocent, needs to publicly repent before dialogue can begin.
The bishops should not dialogue with or congratulate someone who has publicly betrayed the Church's teaching and who is leading others astray.
It's an embarrassment and a scandal for the bishops to continue to allow him to receive Holy Communion.
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-bishops-concerned-about-pro-abortion-biden-previously-hailed-him-as-second-catholic-president
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/abp-aquila-backs-call-for-pro-abortion-catholic-joe-biden-to-be-denied-holy-communion?utm_source=top_news&utm_campaign=standard
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-philly-archbishop-biden-not-in-full-communion-with-the-catholic-church
https://www.thesoutherncross.org/news/bishop-mcelroy-offers-prayers-and-congratulations-to-president-elect-biden/
https://www.ncronline.org/news/politics/us-catholics-weigh-mixed-reaction-biden-win
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PETITION UPDATE (9/29/20)
Cardinal Raymond Burke has stated that Democratic candidate Joe Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of his support for abortion.
In an interview for Thomas McKenna's Catholic Action for Faith and Family podcast, Cardinal Burke states the following (starting around 5:00):
First of all, I would tell him [Biden] not to approach to receive Holy Communion, out of charity toward him, because that would be a sacrilege and endanger the salvation of his own soul.
But, also, he should not approach to receive Holy Communion because he gives scandal to everyone, because if someone says, 'I'm a devout Catholic," and, at the same time is promoting abortion, it gives the impression to others that it's acceptable for a Catholic to be in favor of abortion.
Of course, it's absolutely not acceptable, and never has been, and never will be.
We give thanks for Cardinal Burke's frankness and clarity. And, we call on every U.S. Catholic bishop to follow Cardinal Burke's lead and call out Joe Biden for his bloody-minded hypocrisy on the issue of abortion.
To reiterate: You cannot be a Catholic and support abortion.
Thank you for continuing to sign this urgent petition.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/17/20)
The Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, keeps claiming to be Catholic but has said he will do everything in his power to support abortion.
And, with his pick of California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Biden has just cemented abortion into the Democrats' 2020 presidential ticket.
Indeed, Harris is vehemently pro-abortion.
During her time as attorney general of California, Harris played a key role in defending Planned Parenthood over its sale of aborted baby parts (which violated multiple federal laws, according to undercover video of abortion industry personnel).
And, last year, Harris unveiled a plan to essentially force pro-life states to seek permission from the federal government before pro-life laws can take effect.
Additionally, Harris has dangerous views on religious liberty and freedom of speech.
Harris displayed anti-Catholic bigotry in the confirmation hearings of Judge Brian Buescher. Harris cited his membership in the “all-male society” the Knights of Columbus and its stances against abortion and same-sex “marriage” as grounds for rejecting Buescher for a federal district court in Nebraska.
And, David Daleiden, head of the pro-life investigative group Center for Medical Progress, wrote that from his firsthand experience, he considers Harris the “greatest threat to First Amendment civil rights our country has ever seen.”
Joe Biden has seriously erred by taking on Kamala Harris as his running mate, further distancing himself from the truths of the Catholic Faith, especially that every life is sacred from conception till natural death.
Please CLICK HERE to read an article which details one U.S. bishop's warning about the Biden-Harris ticket.
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Of course, these two things are incompatible: you cannot be Catholic and pro-abortion.
And, a "Catholic" politician's responsibility in this regard is absolute: On pain of serious sin, he or she can never promote abortion because abortion is the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings, and also because doing so causes grave scandal to the Church and the faithful.
Please SIGN this urgent petition asking the bishops of the United States to refuse to give Holy Communion to Joe Biden until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
Biden recently promised to “codify Roe v. Wade” as president, adding, "my Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate a woman’s protected, constitutional right to choose."
And, since starting his latest run for the presidency, Biden also flip-flopped against the Hyde Amendment, saying that he would allow federal funds to be spent on abortion - a position he claimed to be against for more than 40 years.
In short, Joe Biden will do everything in his power to enable and defend the wilful murder of innocent preborn human beings.
So, this should not be a hard decision for our U.S. bishops. In fact, in another circumstance, it was already done by an Illinois bishop.
Indeed, Bishop Paprocki, of Springfield, Illinois, invoked Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law to withdraw Holy Communion from two Illinois state politicians who had worked to enact radical new abortion legislation in 2019.
Canon 915 states: "Those who have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Communion."
Of course, no-one, least of all the bishops, wants anyone to be deprived of Holy Communion.
A politician who publicly and obstinately advocates for the murder of innocent preborn babies puts himself out-of-communion with the Church and her teaching.
Pro-abortion politicians should not think that they can advocate for the murder of the unborn and receive the Body of Christ at the same time. This would be to defile the Eucharist while giving scandal to the faithful.
Depriving politicians of Holy Communion is not just meant to prevent scandal; it is also designed to bring a grave public sinner to repentance. In this way, such an action is meant to be for the good of their souls, too.
Thank you for SIGNING this urgent petition which calls on the U.S. Catholic bishops to refuse to admit Joe Biden to Holy Communion until he publicly repents from his scandalous promotion of abortion.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joe Biden: I support abortion ‘under any circumstance’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/joe-biden-i-support-abortion-under-any-circumstance
Catholic priest denies Joe Biden Holy Communion for pro-abortion stance - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-priest-denies-joe-biden-holy-communion-for-pro-abortion-stance
Cardinal McCarrick and the Concealing of Rome’s Position on Denying Communion - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/cardinal-mccarrick-and-the-concealing-of-romes-position-on-denying-communio
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lifesitenews--2020-10-16--Joe Biden: 8-year-olds should be able to decide they’re transgender … ’zero discrimination’

October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden came out in favor of reinforcing gender confusion in children as young as eight years old , and for eliminating “ every ” executive order President Donald Trump has signed related to transgenderism .
The declaration came during ABC ’ s Biden town hall Thursday evening , in response to an audience question : “ I ’ m the proud mom of two girls , 8 and 10 .
My youngest daughter is transgender , ” Mieke Haeck began .
“ The Trump administration has attacked the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from military service , weakening non-discrimination protections , and even removing the word transgender from some government websites .
How will you , as president , reverse this dangerous and discriminatory agenda and ensure that the lives and rights of LGBTQ people are protected under U.S. law ?
” “ I will flat out just change the law , ” Biden answered .
“ Every -- eliminate those executive orders , number one.
” He then told an alleged story from his youth , about his father explaining to him the sight of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with “ It ’ s simple .
They love each other.
” Biden has used the anecdote in speeches for years , despite lingering doubts about the plausibility of two men kissing in a crowded public place at a time and place where homosexuality was illegal , or that , as writer Alex Griswold wrote in 2015 , “ Biden was so touched by his father ’ s insanely prescient approval of homosexuality… he went on to oppose gay marriage for nearly his entire career , right up to the exact moment public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that an 8-year-old child or a 10-year-old child decides , ‘ you know I decided I want to be transgender , that 's what I think I 'd like to be , it would make my life a lot easier ’ – There should be zero discrimination , ” Biden continued .
I promise you there is no reason to suggest that there should be any right denied your daughter … that your other daughter has a right to be and do .
None , zero.
” Despite Biden ’ s “ rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognize children ’ s “ right ” to judge what medical or psychological treatment is in their own best interests , and most cases of childhood gender confusion resolve themselves unless imposed or reinforced by adults .
Further , a wealth of social science literature indicates that indulging a child ’ s gender confusion , whether surgically or psychologically , is harmful in the long run .
In 2017 , the University of Cambridge ’ s Stonewall report found that 96 percent of trans students in Scotland attempted self-harm through actions such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suicide .
Forty percent in the United States have attempted suicide , as well , according to a 2016 survey from the National Center for Transgender Equality ( NCTE ) .
According to a 2011 study out of Sweden , trans people remain 19 times more likely to commit suicide than the general population , even after surgery to reconstruct their bodies .
The fallout is even more severe for chemical or surgical “ reassignment ” procedures , such as puberty-blocking hormones or removal of a child ’ s breasts or penis .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative side effects — up to and including permanent sterilization , ” the Family Research Council warns .
“ Despite claims to the contrary , these procedures are often not reversible.
” Biden also declared that “ too many transgender women of color are being murdered.
” While few would disagree that any number of murders is “ too many , ” the “ transgender murder epidemic ” narrative is based on compilations by activist groups such as the so-called Human Rights Campaign , which does not confirm the victims ’ “ gender @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every example , and ignores that the transgender murder rate ( 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2018 ) is actually lower than America ’ s overall murder rate ( 4.9 per 100,000 ) .
Biden , who claims to be Catholic , has endorsed the so-called Equality Act , which would force a wide variety of public and private entities to recognize and accommodate individuals ’ claims to be the opposite of their actual sex ; and promises to “ ensure that LGBTQ+ individuals have full access to all appropriate healthcare treatments and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care related to transitioning — including gender confirmation ( sic ) surgery .
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lifesitenews--2020-10-16--‘There is no nuance’: Bishops spar over endorsement of pro-abortion Joe Biden

October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Bishop Thomas Daly of Spokane , Wash. has spoken out against Bishop Robert McElroy ’ s recent downplaying of the importance of abortion in a virtual meeting on October 13 .
During the meeting , McElroy , the bishop of San Diego , Calif. , questioned the claim that “ candidates who seek laws opposing intrinsically evil actions automatically have a primary claim to political support in the Catholic conscience.
” Additionally , he lamented the fact that many have publicly denied Democrat vice presidential candidate Joe Biden ’ s Catholic identity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ injurious because they reduce Catholic social teaching to a single issue.
” In an interview with the National Catholic Register , Bishop Daly said McElroy ’ s comments “ effectively constituted a defense of Biden and other prominent Catholic elected officials who publicly support unrestricted abortion.
” Daly disputed McElroy ’ s minimalist view of what it means to be Catholic , saying the belief that “ life begins at conception and must be protected and reverenced until natural death ... forms who we are as Catholics.
” McElroy opposes treating abortion as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upcoming election .
In 2019 , together with Cardinal Cupich of Chicago , he opposed calling the threat of abortion the “ pre-eminent ” priority for voters in the new introductory letter appended to the bishops ’ document , “ Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.
” At the Fall General Assembly last year , he told the bishops , “ It is not Catholic teaching that abortion is the pre-eminent issue that we face as the world in Catholic social teaching.
” In a February 2020 talk that seems to have been the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claimed that “ [ t ] here is no mandate in universal Catholic social teaching that gives a categorical priority to either of these issues [ i.e .
abortion and climate change ] as uniquely determinative of the common good.
” In that talk , he stressed the possible long-range consequences of climate change to justify treating climate action on par with the immediate consequences of permissive abortion laws .
In an article endorsed and promoted by Denver archbishop Samuel J. Aquila , Fr .
Luis Granados directly countered McElroy ’ s form @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature of the harm to the environment caused by good human action .
Acknowledging that we are sometimes morally responsible for even indirect effects of our actions , “ our responsibility is limited to the consequences we can reasonably foresee ( and in the measure of our action , not in the measure of the whole effect ) .
” Ultimately , the gravity of these indirect “ sins against the environment ” is “ significantly smaller than in the case of abortion and euthanasia.
” While McElroy does admit that abortion is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considerations could lead one to prioritize other issues .
Further , in his February talk , he stressed that it is the candidate , not the issues , on the ballot .
As if in response to this line of argument , Bishop Daly noted what kind of candidate a ballot in favor of Joe Biden would be supporting : “ He has moved in an aggressive way to do all he can to make sure abortion is available .
He has walked away from the Hyde Amendment .
If elected , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He is not passive on this issue .
There is no nuance .
He has taken a strong stand.
” Given both the record of the candidate and the importance of protecting unborn life , Daly wonders how McElroy could countenance a prudential choice in favor of the Democrat politician : “ But if abortion is intrinsically evil , which Bishop McElroy admits to , how can Catholics vote for a candidate like Biden ?
” US archbishop rebukes brother bishops for claiming abortion not ‘ preeminent ’ voting issue Bishop McElroy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion ?
US bishop says ‘ climate change ’ more deadly than abortion : threatens ‘ very future of humanity ’ 1 in 3 US bishops at fall meeting vote to downplay abortion by citing Pope Francis


lifesitenews--2020-10-16--WATCH: The best moments from Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination hearings

October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – This week , the Senate Judiciary Committee held four days of hearings @ @ @ @ @ Coney Barrett .
Judge Barrett carefully and thoughtfully answered Senator ’ s questions while also @ @ @ @ @ the law .
Judge Barrett was continually asked by Democrats how she would rule on @ @ @ @ @ , such as Roe v. Wade and Obergefell v. Hodges .
She politely declined to @ @ @ @ @ for a nominee to opine on a case or topic that may come before the @ @ @ @ @ Ginsburg who famously said , “ no hints , no previews , no forecasts.
” @ @ @ @ @ hearings , or if you just wanted to recap , we ’ ve collected “ @ @ @ @ @ clips from the four days of hearings : If you don ’ t have 20 @ @ @ @ @ Best of Amy , ” we ’ ve also collected the top 8 most memorable @ @ @ @ @

Did you miss Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination hearings? Check out our highlight videos for a great recap!
October 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held four days of hearings with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Judge Barrett carefully and thoughtfully answered Senator’s questions while also elaborating on her approach to the law.
Judge Barrett was continually asked by Democrats how she would rule on certain hot button political issues, such as Roe v. Wade and Obergefell v. Hodges. She politely declined to comment saying it was improper for a nominee to opine on a case or topic that may come before the court. She cited Justice Ginsburg who famously said, “no hints, no previews, no forecasts.”
In case you missed the hearings, or if you just wanted to recap, we’ve collected “The Best of Amy” clips from the four days of hearings:
If you don’t have 20 minutes to watch “The Best of Amy,” we’ve also collected the top 8 most memorable moments from the hearings:
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lifesitenews--2020-10-16--WATCH: Trump urges faith in God, not masks, tells Americans to ask ‘help from the Boss’

GREENVILLE , North Carolina , October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – No amount of COVID-19 precautions in the world can eliminate the need to rely on God , President Donald Trump said Thursday at a campaign rally in Greenville , North Carolina .
“ Masks , no masks , everything , you can do all you want , but you know , you still need help from the Boss , we need help from the Boss , that ’ s what happens , we need help , ” Trump said , pointing to the sky as an audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said to me the other day , ‘ You 're the most famous person in the world by far , ’ ” the President continued .
“ I said , ‘ No I 'm not ’ [ ... ] They said , ‘ Who 's more famous ?
’ I said , ‘ Jesus Christ.
’ I 'm not taking any chances.
’ [ ... ] And let me look up and I 'll say , ‘ And it 's not even close.
’ ” Trump promised elsewhere in the speech to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of school children .
“ We will stop the radical indoctrination of our students and restore patriotic education to our schools .
We will teach our children to love our country , honor our history and always respect our great American flag .
And we will live by the timeless words of our national motto , ‘ In God we trust , ’ and that wo n't be changed . ''
“ They took the word God out of the Pledge of Allegiance and they got absolutely disseminated , they put it back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no .
We did n't mean it , ’ ” he continued .
“ And then they took it out a couple of other times , that 's where they 're going but it 's not gon na happen , not even gon na come close .
For years you had a president who apologized for America , now you have a president who is standing up for America.
” As president , Trump has worked to oppose federal funding of abortion and the abortion industry , including restoring and expanding the Mexico @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to abortion groups ) , excluded organizations involved in abortion from family planning funds , and endorsed legislation to fully defund Planned Parenthood and ban late-term abortion , as well as prioritized protection of religious liberty .
By contrast , former Vice President Joe Biden is campaigning on a plan to enshrine virtually-unlimited abortion into federal law at taxpayer expense , and has declared his opposition to recent Supreme Court decisions which have safeguarded the religious liberties of Christian organizations like the Catholic Little Sisters of the Poor .

PETITION UPDATE (8/27/2020)
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE this petition, which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask orders within their borders.
Facebook has restored the share link for this petition, saying that the decision to block it was a 'mistake...'
Please share with your Facebook friends, but we should all take heed of this warning: when an organization or individuals have to beg, plead and cajole just to express objective truths, it may be time to start looking for other social networking platforms.
Facebook needs to treat its users with respect, no matter their political persuasion. Moreover, Facebook needs to treat objective reality and facts with more respect.
One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020)
Facebook is actively censoring this petition, saying that some people find it 'abusive.'
How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe.
This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for.
The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians.
But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for.
And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate.
All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform.
We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal.
Thank you!
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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders.
Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate.
And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick.
But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing.
Here are four inconvenient facts about masks:
1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses.
The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away.
Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate.
Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle.
2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive.
3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time.
4) And, since school is on everyone's mind...
Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus.
But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers."
And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission.
There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis.
The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates.
Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions?
The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech.
The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague.
Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality.
The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country.
Thank you!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii
OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf
'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html
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lifesitenews--2020-10-16--List of cardinals, bishops, priests who are warning Catholics about pro-abortion Biden-Harris ticket

October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – More than a dozen Catholic cardinals , bishops , and priests have spoken out strongly against the pro-abortion presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , not only because of their assault against the preborn but also because of their positions on marriage and religious liberty .
Although Catholic prelates can not officially endorse a candidate for the upcoming election , they are able to form the consciences of the faithful by highlighting the most important issues and moral principles to consider while casting their vote .
Sometimes they also point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relate to those issues .
More rarely , they implicitly or explicitly attempt to dissuade people from voting for one or the other candidate .
The following is a list of Catholic clergy who make it clear how Catholics should form their consciences in the 2020 election .
Raymond Cardinal Burke : “ A Catholic may not support abortion in any shape or form because it is one of the most grievous sins against human life , and has always been considered to be intrinsically evil ” and any support of abortion is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reference to Joe Biden , Burke said in the same interview : “ And the person in question has not only been actively supporting procured abortion in our country , but has announced publicly in his campaign that he intends to extend that make the practice of procured abortion available to everyone in the widest possible form , and to repeal the restrictions on this practice which have been put in place.
” Source Gerhard Cardinal Mueller : `` You can not say ‘ I am Catholic , I ’ m a Christian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accepted the legislation which includes the possible killing of people in the mother ’ s womb and outside the mother 's womb…And it ’ s better to vote for a good Protestant than for a bad Catholic .
We must judge according to what they are doing and not only [ according ] to their words .
That is biblical criteria .
Look to the fruits.
” Source Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano : “ Joe Biden does not have his own identity : he is only the expression of a power that does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ truly is and that is hiding itself behind a person who is totally incapable of holding the office of President of the United States , also because of his weakened mental capabilities ; but it is precisely in his weakness for pending complaints , in his ability to be blackmailed for conflicts of interest , that Biden reveals himself as a marionette maneuvered by the elites , a puppet in the hands of people thirsting for power and ready to do anything to expand it .
We would find ourselves facing an Orwellian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ State ” and the “ Deep Church , ” in which the rights that today are considered fundamental and inalienable would be trampled with the complicity of mainstream media.
” Source • Biden and Harris “ support the Democratic Party Platform promoting abortion and calling for the use of federal taxpayer funding of abortion and the appointment of pro-abortion judges .
Biden also pledged to restore the Obama-Biden policy that mandates churches , businesses , colleges , and religious orders like the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide coverage for abortion pills @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Source • “ ... voting for someone with the intent to support abortion is formal cooperation and is always sinful ...
It can be argued that the cooperation is mediate because that one person ’ s vote may not be essential to the procurement of abortion .
But mediate cooperation in a grave evil requires a proportionately grave reason to be justified ...
It is hard to see how voting for someone who opposes the death penalty would be a proportionately grave reason to justify voting for that same candidate who promotes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Spokane , WA ) : “ But if abortion is intrinsically evil , which Bishop McElroy admits to , how can Catholics vote for a candidate like Biden ?
He has moved in an aggressive way to do all he can to make sure abortion is available .
He has walked away from the Hyde Amendment .
If elected , he will push for legislation that furthers abortion .
He is not passive on this issue .
There is no nuance .
He has taken a strong stand.
” Source Bishop Richard Sticka @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Do n't understand how Mr. Biden can claim to be a good and faithful Catholic as he denies so much of Church teaching especially on the absolute child abuse and human rights violations of the most innocent , the not yet born .
And he also praises his sidekick who has shown time and time again in senate hearings that she is an anti-Catholic bigot .
So sad for this team.
” Source See also Catholic bishop rebukes Biden for supporting ‘ the ultimate child abuse ’ • “ You can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
Their party platform absolutely is against everything the Catholic Church teaches.
” Source • “ Joe Biden wants you to believe that he is a faithful Catholic .
Faithful Catholics do not support expanding the ‘ right ’ to murder millions of unborn babies .
Faithful Catholics do not personally celebrate same-sex ‘ weddings ’ .
Faithful Catholics do not vow to force nuns to provide contraception and abortifacients in insurance plans .
And faithful Catholics do not remain silent while anarchists desecrate Catholic churches and statutes.
” Source Bishop Joseph Strickland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As the Bishop of Tyler I endorse Fr Altman ’ s statement in this video .
My shame is that it has taken me so long .
Thank you Fr Altman for your COURAGE .
If you love Jesus & His Church & this nation ... pleases HEED THIS MESSAGE ” Source Bishop Thomas Tobin ( Providence , RI ) : “ Biden-Harris .
First time in awhile that the Democratic ticket hasn ’ t had a Catholic on it .
Sad.
” Source Fr .
Kevin M. Cusick : “ Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ practicing Catholics can not vote for Biden for president in good conscience.
” Source Fr .
Stephen Imbarrato : “ He ( Biden ) is a walking and talking scandal to his Catholic faith and has rightly been refused the Eucharist because he persists in ongoing mortal sin thus separating himself from communion with the Church .
He scandalizes the Catholic faith in so many ways that objectively he actually seems “ anti Catholic ” in his beliefs.
” Source Fr .
Frank Pavone : Biden ’ s “ failure to protect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Catholic faith but with the Christian Gospel , the Founding principles of America , the very meaning of public service , and basic human decency .
You can ’ t kill babies , and you can ’ t authorize anyone else to do so.
” Source Fr .
Michael Orsi : “ Joe Biden has stubbornly and contumaciously ignored Church teaching on abortion and Religious Freedom ” Source • “ Today we have a man running for the office of President of the United States who very publicly proclaims what a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aggressively advocating for abortion up to the moment of birth ...
He has chosen a running mate who holds even more extreme views than he does ... And where are the bishops who for the benefit of this man ’ s immortal soul should be thundering with one unavoidable apostolic voice at this Catholic candidate , ‘ How dare you !
How dare you present yourself so publicly as a faithful Catholic while trampling on some of the Church ’ s most serious and most fervently held moral precepts !
’ ” Source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life , marriage , and religious liberty ] and other critical issues , there is one presidential candidate who stands in very public [ and ] very obstinate opposition to Church teaching — namely , former vice president Joe Biden.
” Source Priest devotes homily to dangers of a Joe Biden presidency for Catholics Top US pro-life priests : ‘ No Catholic can vote for Joe Biden ’ Bishop Strickland echoes priest : ‘ You can not be Catholic and be a Democrat ’ Bishop contrasts pro-abortion Biden with pro-life Trump to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explains why Joe Biden is a fake Catholic Cardinal Burke : Joe Biden is not a Catholic in ‘ good standing ’ , should not receive Communion


lifesitenews--2020-10-16--US bishop: Voting for Biden requires ‘reason that outweighs’ 860,000 abortions

SPRINGFIELD , Illinois , October 16 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Bishop Thomas Paprocki said that voting for pro-abortion Democrat Joe Biden in the upcoming election would require “ a proportionately grave reason that outweighs the killing of 860,000 babies per year , ” adding that even the death penalty is no such reason .
In a follow-up to his recent video contrasting President Donald Trump ’ s pro-life record with his opponent ’ s pro-abortion stance , the bishop of Springfield , Illinois , attempted to answer the question , “ Is it a sin to vote for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extreme pro-abortion records of the Democrat candidate and his running mate , Paprocki briefly explained the moral principles involved in cooperation with the sins of others .
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “ we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them , ” whether by direct or indirect participation ( CCC 1868 ) .
Indirect participation in the sins of others is usually called “ cooperation ” in the tradition of Catholic moral thought .
Noting that voting is itself a good act @ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone who promotes an intrinsic evil raises the question of cooperation with evil.
” He distinguished formal cooperation from material cooperation .
Formal cooperation is always wrong , he explained , because it involves consenting to or agreeing with the evil action of another person .
Consequently , to vote for Biden because of his pro-abortion policies would necessarily be a sin .
In material cooperation , a person offers some kind of help in enabling the evildoer to accomplish a bad action .
Paprocki explained that this kind of cooperation can sometimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ requires a proportionately grave reason .
The more proximate the cooperation , the more proportionately grave the reasons needed for the action to be justified.
” Voting for a pro-abortion candidate at the very least involves material cooperation in that candidate ’ s ability to do evil .
Consequently , Paprocki considers that the reason in favor of voting for that candidate needs to be “ a proportionately grave reason that outweighs the killing of 860,000 babies per year.
” As an example of what some consider to be a proportionately grave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition to the death penalty .
He concluded , “ It is hard to see how voting for someone who opposes the death penalty would be a proportionately grave reason to justify voting for that same candidate who promotes abortion.
” On the one hand , Paprocki said , capital punishment , unlike abortion , is not intrinsically evil .
“ While abortion is considered to be an intrinsic evil , the death penalty has been called ‘ inadmissible ’ by Pope Francis , which is not the same as calling it an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a prudential judgment about its efficacy , ” he argued .
Paprocki ’ s second reason for saying that opposition to the death penalty fails justify voting for pro-abortion presidential candidate Joe Biden is that far more people are killed by abortion than by capital punishment .
“ While over 860,000 abortions took place in our country in the last reported year , there were a total of 22 executions of prisoners in seven states in 2019 , with zero executions in the State of Illinois.
” Paprocki left it to his faithful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argument for themselves .
“ I am not saying that you must vote to re-elect President Donald Trump .
My objective is to provide you with a sound framework based on Catholic moral principles to guide your decisions with a well-formed conscience as you prepare to vote.
” Joe Biden , meanwhile , repeatedly signaled his willingness to undo pro-life policies instituted by the Trump administration .
Biden dedicated one section of his Agenda for Women released in July to “ Reproductive Health , ” which is generally a reference to abortion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Obama said he “ will work to codify Roe v. Wade , and his Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate Roe v. Wade.
” Roe v. Wade is the 1973 Supreme Court ruling essentially imposing abortion on all 50 states under the guise of a woman ’ s right to privacy .
During a townhall event earlier this month , Biden said that if the Supreme Court overturned the ruling , “ the only responsible thing to do would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the land .
That ’ s what I would do .
”

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, October 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Thomas Paprocki said that voting for pro-abortion Democrat Joe Biden in the upcoming election would require “a proportionately grave reason that outweighs the killing of 860,000 babies per year,” adding that even the death penalty is no such reason.
In a follow-up to his recent video contrasting President Donald Trump’s pro-life record with his opponent’s pro-abortion stance, the bishop of Springfield, Illinois, attempted to answer the question, “Is it a sin to vote for Joe Biden?”
After detailing the extreme pro-abortion records of the Democrat candidate and his running mate, Paprocki briefly explained the moral principles involved in cooperation with the sins of others.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that “we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them,” whether by direct or indirect participation (CCC 1868). Indirect participation in the sins of others is usually called “cooperation” in the tradition of Catholic moral thought.
Noting that voting is itself a good act, Paprocki said that “voting for someone who promotes an intrinsic evil raises the question of cooperation with evil.” He distinguished formal cooperation from material cooperation. Formal cooperation is always wrong, he explained, because it involves consenting to or agreeing with the evil action of another person. Consequently, to vote for Biden because of his pro-abortion policies would necessarily be a sin.
In material cooperation, a person offers some kind of help in enabling the evildoer to accomplish a bad action. Paprocki explained that this kind of cooperation can sometimes be morally justified, but that it “requires a proportionately grave reason. The more proximate the cooperation, the more proportionately grave the reasons needed for the action to be justified.”
Voting for a pro-abortion candidate at the very least involves material cooperation in that candidate’s ability to do evil. Consequently, Paprocki considers that the reason in favor of voting for that candidate needs to be “a proportionately grave reason that outweighs the killing of 860,000 babies per year.”
As an example of what some consider to be a proportionately grave reason to vote Democrat, Paprocki mentioned opposition to the death penalty. He concluded, “It is hard to see how voting for someone who opposes the death penalty would be a proportionately grave reason to justify voting for that same candidate who promotes abortion.”
On the one hand, Paprocki said, capital punishment, unlike abortion, is not intrinsically evil. “While abortion is considered to be an intrinsic evil, the death penalty has been called ‘inadmissible’ by Pope Francis, which is not the same as calling it an intrinsic evil, but is more of a prudential judgment about its efficacy,” he argued.
Paprocki’s second reason for saying that opposition to the death penalty fails justify voting for pro-abortion presidential candidate Joe Biden is that far more people are killed by abortion than by capital punishment. “While over 860,000 abortions took place in our country in the last reported year, there were a total of 22 executions of prisoners in seven states in 2019, with zero executions in the State of Illinois.”
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Paprocki left it to his faithful to fill out the rest of the argument for themselves. “I am not saying that you must vote to re-elect President Donald Trump. My objective is to provide you with a sound framework based on Catholic moral principles to guide your decisions with a well-formed conscience as you prepare to vote.”
Joe Biden, meanwhile, repeatedly signaled his willingness to undo pro-life policies instituted by the Trump administration.
Biden dedicated one section of his Agenda for Women released in July to “Reproductive Health,” which is generally a reference to abortion. The former vice president under President Barack Obama said he “will work to codify Roe v. Wade, and his Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate Roe v. Wade.”
Roe v. Wade is the 1973 Supreme Court ruling essentially imposing abortion on all 50 states under the guise of a woman’s right to privacy.
During a townhall event earlier this month, Biden said that if the Supreme Court overturned the ruling, “the only responsible thing to do would be to pass legislation making Roe the law of the land. That’s what I would do.”
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