Bishop's Silent on Pro-Life - Is it an Order From the Top?
In case you haven't heard yet Alabama has become the latest US state to move to restrict abortions by passing a bill to outlaw the procedure in almost all cases. The law includes a ban on abortion in cases of rape or incest. The mainstream media are reporting this in anything but an objective way and I for one never cease to be amazed at the way that questioning abortion's morality seems to be verboten in modern society. I have felt growingly uneasy that there's been no comment from the Church on this either. Have you heard one US cardinal or bishop come out in support of Alabama protecting babies from abortion murder? In Tennessee, Catholic bishops opposed a “heartbeat bill” Have you heard Francis offer words of support and encouragement? — Nick Donnelly (@ProtecttheFaith) May 16, 2019 This despite the reality that this is a shibboleth issue for our culture and times. The centrality of this argument was made clear recently by Bishop Robert Barron in this...