How can you be a Pro-Choice Catholics?
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I am Catholic and am Prochoice. This does not mean that I am Proabortion, simply that I respect everywoman's right to live her life within her own personal convictions. How can I, or anyone else force a female of any age to have a baby that she conceived during a rape? How about a 9 year old having a baby? It happens... How about a 52 year old who thought she couldn't get pregnant due to menopause? Should we be able to force any of these people to carry a baby that could be life threatening to the mother? How about the little girl? Should she have to go through a life changing event when clearly she can't be reponsible?\n\nYes, I can call myself a Catholic. I am very proud to. I am just as proud to call myself a human being. We really need to remember that we should advise from he heart but not condemn..."he without sin..." We should  lead by example...support programs that you believe in. But for any of us to start dictating anyone else's beliefs would be nothing but a dishonor to God.\n\nWe won't even go into the medical aspects of what carring a baby to term can do to a child or someone not in peak health.\n\nBy the way, I am also a very proud Mommy, planned and prayed for, and a Grandma..too!
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And you were appointed to your office of holy judge by???\n\nYou make a good case for retroactive abortion.
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Pro-Life!\nNational Right to Life\nwww.nrlc.org \n\nAbortion Alternatives\nwww.abortionalternatives.com \n\nwww.abortion--alternatives.org Cached page \n\nCrisis Pregnancy Alternatives to Abortion\nwww.priestsforlife.org/crisis.html
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I also am pro-life (anti-abortion is a better term) for many reasons:\n1. the heart beats on the 22nd day (heartbeat signifies life!)\n2. embryo is growing from day one (also signifies life)\n3. i suffered 9 years of infertility\n4. adoption waiting list for a U.S. child is TEN years!\n5. a baby is the ultimate gift\n6. so many people want children and can't have them...give the child up for adoption\n7. no child is unwanted!  someone out there will take the child if you don't want it\n8. no child asked for the mother to be irresponsible by getting pregnant with a baby she didn't want so why should the baby be punished (murdered) for her mistake, carelessness or stupidity\n9. I would not have my oldest son if his birth mother believed in abortion\n\nWhile I would never deny anyone their right to abortion, they also have no right to deny me my right to believe that abortion is cold blooded, calculated murder (except in very specific situations).
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Hi, Roman Catholic here.\n1. the baptism thing was up to the priest. Some are more harsher then others.\n2. I have no idea about the annullment process, but I do know that since Vatican 2, it's gotten easier. Sorry your grandma probably tried to get annulled in Vatican 1, which was very strict and even more male-orienated then it is now.\n3. You wanted to be a female alter girl? Join the club. I wanted to be a priest, even held masses for my dolls. I learned that the chruch has been doing things a certain way for many years and won't change over night.\n4. Yes, you had some bad experiences with the church, but that is no reason to just stop going. I'm 26 too. I fell away from the church for five years and decided to go back.\n5. As long as it's for medical reasons and not because you want to have willy-nilly sex, the birth control pills are ok. YOu have a legitament reason for them.\n\nHowever, to be absolved of any sin, you must go to confession and tell the priest everything. After that, you may take the eucharist in mass. As a returning CAtholic, nothing felt better then to confess after five years of living in sin. It's scary, yes, but you do feel better when you leave.\n\nTake care.
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Go to college,  go to seminary, become a priest,  work very hard for years and years.  Get appointed a Bishop by Rome.  You are then concecrated by three other Bishops.\n\nwww.unitycatholic.org
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Welcome home!\n\nHave faith in God. In Him all things are possible. We are all prodigal sons and daughters at certain times in our lives and the Father will always take us back.\n\nStart by going regularly to Church.\n\nBecome involved in your parish.\n\nAs you become comfortable, go to confession and begin receiving the Eucharist.\n\nTake classes that discuss the doctrines of the Church, most of your struggles may be based on misunderstandings.\n\nWith love and prayers in Christ.
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I was raised Catholic, although I do not practice this religion anymore.  I hope that doesn't disqualify me to answer.  The things I will talk about are among the most compelling reasons that I do not practice this religion anymore.\n\nI have major issues with the Church (capital C, I guess that means the Pope) opposing birth control in this time and age.  To me, that is criminal.\n\nGuilt and unworthiness as a basic premise for living.  I am not perfect, but I achieve my highest good when I stay focused on the good in myself, not on the evil, sinful parts.\n\nMale dominance model, God the father, God the son.  Hello, any women up there in the upper ranks?\n\nOh and how could I forget, the church's backward, hateful postion on homosexuality.  Give me a break.  How the heck can you claim to be a religion when you judge and exclude others?  The presumption of that makes my blood boil.\n\nWhat I miss: \n\n1.  The feeling of community with others (didn't have it at the time, but when I occasionally go to church now, I feel like others have it).\n\n2. The poetry of the services.  Those readings are literature, and I miss them.  I miss the beauty of churches, the sense of connection with the medieval past.  I miss chanting with others.  I miss the music and beauty of hymn.\n\n3.  I miss praying.  I don't do it really now, but then I would.\n\nUnfortunately, I feel that the Catholic Church is a political body that claims it is not political, and this is where my greatest opposition lies.  By telling people how to vote on issues, the massive Church deigns to act as if it has all the answers, all the CORRECT answers.  I have a real problem with that.\n\nNow I am much more a spiritual person who finds greatest and inspiration in nature, connection between people, acts of kindness, dance and music, etc.  I do think that Catholicsm gave me a foundation of love for good, which is something I do not regret.
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If you are a Catholic (and I assume you are) that should be one of the first questions you ought to ask as you plan your future. Why? because if you don't give it serious consideration, and just follow the pack and get married, etc., it will then be too late to change your mind and discover you did have a religious vocation after all. But if you give the life of a Paulist first chance, and decide to try your vocation, what do you have to lose if it doesn't work out? Only a few months! And then you can go and do something else. \n\nI can't tell you the number of adults I hear say, "I love my wife and kids, but I find myself longing for the religious life. If only only I had given it a chance when I was younger." \n\nGo for it, man, while you can! It is, after all, only TRYING a vocation!
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Believe in GOD - Go to Church - Go to Confession - Be a good Person - Make the right choices
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>>>When Christians become so committed to their religion as many do why do they not take the next step? \n...and become priests or nuns or their equivalent, are they chickening out ot the last moment or something. <<<\n\nThere are plenty of ways, besides being a priest or nun, for people to live their Christian faith.\n\nIn fact, it is the laity -- more than the priests or nuns, in many ways -- who bring Christ into the schools, the workplaces, the homes of society.\n\nI'm a layperson employed full time by the Catholic Church, and so trust me when I say that while the priests and nuns are the most visible ministers in the Church, it's really the laity who make the Church tick.  \n\nWe are the ones who plan, organize, raise funds, and so on.  We are also often the ones who run the Church's schools, hospitals, homeless shelters, nursing homes, crisis pregnancy centers, and (on an administrative level) even parishes.
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As a christian I vote against eveyone that is pro-choice.\nThe unborn need a voice. Only God can hear their muffled screams. The unborn are also live humans that need protection. The woman can choose to do whatever she wants with her own body, as long as it don't harm anyone else. \n\n"Woe to the one that harms the least of the one of these, my children."
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With the shortage of priests increasing, you can do just about anything 'non-priestly' including being a parish administrator.\n\nContact the career center at you college for more options.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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There was a time when I was pro choice.  I gave my niece money for an abortion and, to this day, I cannot forgive myself.  I really thought that I was a liberal with regard to abortion until I became a part of it.  I hope that I can be forgiven for what I have done.
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PRO-LIFE. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF UNWANTED PREGNANCY THINK A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE JUMPING INTO SOMEONE'S BED.
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Personally, I'm pro-choice and pro-capital punishment.\n\nAddendum to original response:\n\nTELL YA WHAT DRACULA... You swear on the lives of every family member you have (and all people like minded as you), TO GOD, that you will NO LONGER pass judgement or preach your religous hipocricy. And that you will, in turn, allow others to run their own lives and make their own choices from that moment on. Break THAT VOW and you agree to God striking down EVERY ONE YOU HAVE SWORN ON...\n\nIf you agree to those terms, then, my closed minded LITTLE "friend", I will deliver the 50% you asked for, directly into the hands of Jesus himself... \n\nThe great part to this addendum ? I am quite aware, that you are completely incapable of keeping your nose out of others lives, and of passing judgements, thus the deal is void, before the ink dries. For it is in your nature to think you have some power greater than human, to control others, like pawns on a chess board... And, oh, what a wonderful thing it is, for ther rest of us to know, that you do not have that power... \n\nAffectionately,  \nA sexy as hell pagen, pro-choice, card carrying nud ist.  :)\n\nKisses !
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I think people can be pro death penalty and anti abortion.  As an adult you chose to make the wrong decision...like murder. you knew it was wrong and chose to do so. Death being a penalty for your choice. \n\nAs to anti-abortion...most feel the fetus/embryo a living viable life....having no decision and just being given a death sentence without choice unfairly due to an unfortunate circumstance.Thus being unfair. Being that it can not speak for itself. \n\nSo yes to answer the question.\n\nOne can be pro-death penalty and anti-abortion. \n\nI do agree with you as well........Abortion with allowances like rape and one's health factors is acceptable. As a form of irresponsible contraception.NO \n\nAnd yes Death penalty is not a deterrent either.