Should the Catholic Bishops EXCOMMUNICATE all nuns who support abortion as HERETICS?

by tncdel Posted 2012/06/30 17:40:29

Related Topics: Abortion, Obama, Religion, Catholic, Pro-life, Court, Rejected, Nun, Healthcare, Im, Reject

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	YES [comment as you wish].	40 votes	75%
	NO [explain why not].	13 votes	25%

Abortion is definitely contrary to Catholic dogma. If someone rejects it, they have in effect rejected Catholicism. And, from a Catholic perspective, are HERETICS.

See:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/liberal-activist-nun-im-thril...

If one chooses not to follow the tenets of a religion, that person cannot be a follower in good standing.

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tncdel 2012/06/30 19:01:33

YES [comment as you wish].

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Taking it a step further, any nun or any other Catholic who votes for Obama should automatically be deemed a heretic. Here's why:

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✞Knight of Honor 2012/07/31 00:30:49

YES [comment as you wish].

No room for hypocrisy in religion.

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KrSpo 2012/07/03 17:16:41

NO [explain why not].

The ultimate in Absolute Power, is the Catholic Church.

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TheBorg 2012/07/03 04:20:50 (edited)

YES [comment as you wish].

And any nun or Catholic that votes for a Republican should be deemed a heretic. And here is just one reason why....

Watch Bush's War Part 1 on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

True Catholics do not believe in war-mongering.

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American Girl 2012/07/03 03:59:59

YES [comment as you wish].

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Yes, a true Catholic doesn't believe in abortions

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Bronar 2012/07/02 15:20:31

YES [comment as you wish].

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I don't believe in any of it, but the Catholic Bishops have the right to run their organization any way they please.

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lark 2012/07/01 15:05:19

YES [comment as you wish].

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They are TRAITORS to the Church.

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Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/07/01 12:37:35

YES [comment as you wish].

The RCC will have to do a lot more to restore their credibility. But this would be a start.

Things have changed a lot since Pope Paul VI, in his encyclical Humanae Vitae, laid it on the line about when human life begins.

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Lady Whitewolf 2012/07/01 10:54:39

NO [explain why not].

NO

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Matt Gray 2012/07/01 07:53:13

YES [comment as you wish].

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They dedicated their life to the church, and they betrayed it. As a traitor convicted of treason is ejected from his country, a nun who betrays her doctrine should be ejected from her establishment.

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stevmackey 2012/07/01 04:36:14

YES [comment as you wish].

Why only Catholics. Lots of us do not believe in murder.

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SoCalEx-Dem 2012/07/01 04:27:02

YES [comment as you wish].

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Absolutely! How can they carry the banner of Catholicism, without upholding the tenets of the Church? They should be removed.

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A Founding Father 2012/07/01 03:39:51

NO [explain why not].

Just burn them at the stake like in the old days when "God" told the Pope what to do.

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McCate 2012/07/01 03:37:17

YES [comment as you wish].

+1

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MarinerFH 2012/07/01 03:34:15

NO [explain why not].

The Bishops should defrock the nuns, Since the Pope won't excommunicate Pelosi or Biden and the Archbishop eulogized Teddy Kennedy and buried him in hallowed ground, it would be unfair to excommunicate the nuns.

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Rabbit 2012/07/01 03:28:57

YES [comment as you wish].

I say yes with a "but". If the Catholic church will not excommunicate their pedophiles, child molestors and homo's, why should one think that they will excommunicate any one? It's like a catch 22. Lots of these Bishops live in glass houses themselves, so they can't be throwing any stones.

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Charmaine 2012/07/01 02:17:19

YES [comment as you wish].

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Can't be a TRUE Christian (Catholic) and support Abortion, Gay Marriage, ETC!!!

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Diane Spraggs Yates 2012/06/30 23:41:19

YES [comment as you wish].

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YES ! YES! YES!

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Cliff 2012/06/30 22:08:51 (edited)

YES [comment as you wish].

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Has anyone else seen the commercial showing a woman claiming to be a cultural catholic? Is that like a catholic in name only?

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tncdel to Cliff 2012/07/01 00:06:35

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Nancy Pelosi is the poster child for that type.

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The Judge 2012/06/30 21:28:44

YES [comment as you wish].

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As should child molesting Priests

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tncdel to The Judge 2012/07/01 00:08:42

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Not really. The rationale there is simply that they have committed a grave sin. That doesn't mean that those priests believe it's not a sin. The nuns who support killing kids in effect are saying it's not a sin.

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The Duke 2012/06/30 21:26:13

YES [comment as you wish].

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Had to check yes as there was no "other" option. Excommunication is a very extreme measure in the Catholic Church and should be used with great reserve...that being said, I would not be opposing such for people, religious, political, or common laity who have warranted it by their words and especially their actions if such were grievous enough.

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tncdel to The Duke 2012/07/01 00:11:50

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The Catholic church not long ago used to excommunicate anyone who got divorced. And in fact unofficially still view someone who gets a divorce as being automatically excommunicated.

But killing a baby before birth is a more serious matter to Catholics than getting a divorce. For you can always get back with your ex-spouse, as my own parents did. But you can't bring a dead kid back to life.

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MlssCue =Go Blue= 2012/06/30 21:17:59

YES [comment as you wish].

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I am not Catholic however, I do know the importance they place on this issue, so it only seems right.

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CiaoTopaz 2012/06/30 20:53:03

YES [comment as you wish].

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One cannot be Catholic and be FOR abortion. It goes not only against all teachings but the commandment : Thou shalt not kill. Catholics are not perfect by any means and its not easy being Catholic. They are judged the most harshly and that's okay.The only one we have to be right with is God.HE is our judge and jury.

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Candace Washington 2012/06/30 20:50:31

YES [comment as you wish].

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if that's their rule. rules are rules and you have to follow them. as to what their rules say about this situation idk, cause i'm not catholic

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dallas 2012/06/30 19:35:21
Turings... to dallas 2012/06/30 21:56:42

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Haters gonna hate. :p

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dallas to Turings... 2012/06/30 21:58:17
tncdel to dallas 2012/07/01 00:13:17

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Good try, no cigar. The shoe fit, now wear it proudly HATER. :)~

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lark to dallas 2012/07/31 00:51:23

you need help

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tncdel 2012/06/30 19:01:33

YES [comment as you wish].

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Taking it a step further, any nun or any other Catholic who votes for Obama should automatically be deemed a heretic. Here's why:

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dallas to tncdel 2012/06/30 19:44:25
Candace... to dallas 2012/06/30 20:52:54

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please don't put all christians into the abortion supporting box T_T...i don't support abortion and i'm christian...

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dallas to Candace... 2012/06/30 21:37:21
Candace... to dallas 2012/06/30 21:43:49

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YOU said that. "Maybe you CHRISTIANS should quit voting for republican baby murders". That sounds like you're saying Christians in general vote for republicans who kill babies, or that Christians in general are the ones who keep putting them in office. Quit turning up on me, all I did was make a simple request. Why are you assuming that I'm putting democrats in a box? Quit putting words in my mouth, because honey, I AM A DEMOCRAT.

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dallas to Candace... 2012/06/30 22:01:35
Candace... to dallas 2012/06/30 22:08:28

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I NEVER SAID THEY DIDN'T

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tncdel to Candace... 2012/07/01 00:26:59

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The fact is they DIDN'T. Planned Parenthood derived its support from the left side of the political spectrum.

And the left side of the Supreme Court unconstitutionally saddled us with Roe v. Wade. Led by Stevens, who, despite being appointed by a Republican, was a leftwinger revered by commie-socialist "Progressives."

A true Liberal would never support abortion, let alone funding it with taxpayer dollars. Surely not JFK, a Catholic.

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dallas to tncdel 2012/07/02 05:27:33