Thursday, March 10, 2005
Hum?
Father Nuno Serras Pereira responded to the media uproar with a letter published in a Lisbon newspaper in which he argued that his decision was based on the magisterial teaching of the Church and on canon law, which says that priests, in fidelity to the norms of the Church, are not allowed to give Holy Communion "to those Catholics who stubbornly and manifestly persist in defending, contributing to, or promoting the death of innocent human beings."
Media reports characterized the Franciscan priest's comments as "exaggerated, dark, and opportunistic," and "too difficult to hear," and reporters and commentators sought the opinions of well-known dissenting priests such as Father Anselmo Borges, who dismissed Father Pereira's comments saying, "Taking the pill in order to exercise responsible motherhood is not the same as euthanasia." He added, "If contraception is a grave sin, then at this point 80 percent of women are in grave sin. It won't be long before everything will be forbidden!"
That's pretty much correct. Everthing will be forbidden. Well, everything is forbidden, but people aren't quite able to act right now for some reason . . . give it some time.
Media reports characterized the Franciscan priest's comments as "exaggerated, dark, and opportunistic," and "too difficult to hear," and reporters and commentators sought the opinions of well-known dissenting priests such as Father Anselmo Borges, who dismissed Father Pereira's comments saying, "Taking the pill in order to exercise responsible motherhood is not the same as euthanasia." He added, "If contraception is a grave sin, then at this point 80 percent of women are in grave sin. It won't be long before everything will be forbidden!"
That's pretty much correct. Everthing will be forbidden. Well, everything is forbidden, but people aren't quite able to act right now for some reason . . . give it some time.
