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Attention Catholics: When does life begin? According to Nancy Pelosi Catholics don't know.?

Nancy Pelosi was on meet the press on Sunday August 24th and said the following:

REP. PELOSI: I would say that as an ardent, practicing Catholic, this is an issue that I have studied for a long time. And what I know is, over the centuries, the doctors of the church have not been able to make that definition. And Senator–St. Augustine said at three months. We don’t know. The point is, is that it shouldn’t have an impact on the woman’s right to choose. Roe v. Wade talks about very clear definitions of when the child–first trimester, certain considerations; second trimester; not so third trimester. There’s very clear distinctions. This isn’t about abortion on demand, it’s about a careful, careful consideration of all factors and–to–that a woman has to make with her doctor and her god. And so I don’t think anybody can tell you when life begins, human life begins. As I say, the Catholic Church for centuries has been discussing this, and there are those who’ve decided…

MR. BROKAW: The Catholic Church at the moment feels very strongly that it…

REP. PELOSI: I understand that.

MR. BROKAW: …begins at the point of conception.

REP. PELOSI: I understand. And this is like maybe 50 years or something like that. So again, over the history of the church, this is an issue of controversy. But it is, it is also true that God has given us, each of us, a free will and a responsibility to answer for our actions. And we want abortions to be safe, rare, and reduce the number of abortions. That’s why we have this fight in Congress over contraception. My Republican colleagues do not support contraception. If you want to reduce the number of abortions, and we all do, we must–it would behoove you to support family planning and, and contraception, you would think. But that is not the case. So we have to take–you know, we have to handle this as respectfully–this is sacred ground. We have to handle it very respectfully and not politicize it, as it has been–and I’m not saying Rick Warren did, because I don’t think he did, but others will try to.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The point is that the US is NOT a Catholic country. The government does not have the right to impose any religion on the citizenry.

    Catholics who claim a zygote is a human being with full human rights can maintain that position only through appeal to a non-existent being. And, no, they don't know what they're talking about.

    And doesn't she make an excellent point about preventing unwanted pregnancy in the first place (which is also something the Catholic church is completely INSANE about). Every actually-existing, fully grown human has the right to decide for themselves whether and when to reproduce.

  • 1 decade ago

    Whether we're a Catholic nation or not is a false issue to dodge the issue of Nancy claiming to be a practicing Catholic who studied the Church lack of definition of when life begins. If as she says that the Church has not defined when life begins then why did she feel compelled to claim that she is personally opposed to abortion? If she were being truthful about studying the issue she would have seen that the Church has always opposed abortion. It wasn't until the abortionist came into a great deal of money did one party fight so hard for abortion.

    Sam

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If your have ever visited San Fran "Freaksco" you will see that it is a hub of immoral, corrupt, and anti american anarchy wierdos. (Google "Gay Pride Parade" for just one example. These people have a parade where little children are there viewing naked men hanging from trees, walking down streets dressed in bondage clothing rubbing feather boas through each others crotches, and women are bare breasted, painted with rainbows "expressing" themselves - remember children are there too, you would think that is illegal, porn, NO, it's acceptable in Freaksville. Morality is not there, so I'm not surprised about Pelosi, she probably approved the parade permit. She represents a town that wants socialism and hates the mention of God.

    This is all a part of "desensitization". This type of behavior is outlined in the 1963 Libary of Congress "45 Goals of Communism". I urge you to see the other 44 Goals as it is eye opening. I'll list the link below.

    They are so anti establishment that they are actually welcoming "Big Brother", with the welcome mat for socialism/communism that the Labor Union Democrats have planned for them. The Unions have been promoting socialism over capitalism for a long time - the are BIG BROTHER!.

    Hollywood - Union (Britney Spears cant keep her pant on, loses her kids, is a drug addict) Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Keith Ledger, the list goes on and on sex, drugs, and rock n roll orgies are used to bash the Republican Party morality.

    T.V., News, Broadcasting - Union (promote the stars, and the Democrats like they are "agents" for the stars. They made Obama a celebrity.

    Teachers and Professors - Union (our kids are spoon fed union democratic bias DAILY). Textbooks are written FOR the teachers BY (you guessed it UNION writers. See where I'm going with this!

    McCain 08 (Bring back morality)

    Source(s): 45 Goals of Communism in America 45 Goals of Communism In Ameirca. EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thursday, January 10, 1963 ... famguardian.org/Subjects/Communism/ Communism/45GoalsOf%20Communism.htm - Why Unions Don’t Work | Krotscheck.net So let me begin my making my claim: Unions don’t work in a free market environment. In fact, they actively harm any industry in which they are present, ... www.krotscheck.net/2008/04/29/why-unio... - Hey, Teacher Union! Leave Those Kids Alone!: Props 74 and 75 could ... Nov 4, 2005 ... And if the union had to justify and explain the causes on which it spent ... Reading Racial Tea Leaves Is there sinister subtext in John ... www.reason.com/news/show/32993.html -
  • 1 decade ago

    Life begins at conception ! Nancy Pelosi has excommunicated herself from Catholic Church long time ago. She can denied it but her conscious knows it.

    I believe in truth, I believe in churche's teaching that is empowered by Jesus Christ.

    Has anyone ever noticed that Nancy was not given communion by our Pope himself during Pope's mass. Instead, she received communion from a priest. Does she know the consequence of her action for receiving communiton when endosing killing unborn babies?

    It is really pathetic that great number of Democrats on Capital Hills are Catholics but they DO SUPPORT ABORTION! I think American Bishop Conference has some homework to do on this issue. Otherwise how can they provide guidance to their sheep, how can they convince me to make a contribution to the church in this country?

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  • 1 decade ago

    As far as I know, the Catholic Church's position as far as when life begins is at conception. The moment of conception is the only logical point that life can begin, religion aside. If life begins at some point after conception, what is it before it becomes a life? A non-life?

  • erdahl
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    5 years ago

    Technically it incredibly is actual. St. Thomas Aquinas to illustrate, did not think of that the rational immaterial soul entered the physique until eventually the age of reason. just about all of theologians when you consider that then, disagree with that concept. undergo in innovations that St. Thomas became between the desirable and maximum influential minds in the Church, yet in this remember She (the Church) disagrees sharply with him. only is going to instruct you that the Church's project is to make sparkling the actuality of Christ, and to proclaim the actuality that Christ promised to furnish in the process the Holy Spirit, to not cater to any specific theologian in line with se. The Church teaches that there is nice reason and knowledge to think that human existence starts off at theory. In different words, the organic and organic advent of a thoroughly unique genetic guy or woman very much helps that theory is the 2d the soul and physique become a single entity. it incredibly is mere biology. besides the undeniable fact that, whether there is doubt approximately that remember, the church decrees that one ought to continually err on the area of existence whether we don't understand the actual 2d the soul and physique become one, lest we commit atrocities against existence including abortion. seems as though Ms. Pelosi is unquestionably twiddling with words and skirting around subject concerns. An unlucky occurring in politics.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Why would anyone ask that idiot a question?

    Ask old Joe Biden, he is a Catholic. And he has been a Senator since Betsy Ross sewed the flag.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    John McCain said that life begins at conception but life is needed to to enable conception.

    It's a chicken and egg situation.

    As for the religious argument re abortion I cannot for the life of me ever truly justify it and would never ever ask a woman to abort a child of mine.(Not that the situation is ever going to a rise at my age and circumstances).

  • 1 decade ago

    It seems to me that for someone as outspoken as Pelosi is, she was certainly tip-toeing on eggshells with this weak answer. The Dems seem to play religious issues as this for the audience, tell 'em what they want to hear. If Obama is elected, we'll be getting a lot more of this stuff.

  • Nancy needs to return to Sears to sell Brassieres.

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