Do you feel that it is wrong for a Catholic politician like Biden to support abortion?

Aleria

Yes. He states he is Catholic and by receiving the Eucharist, he is also saying that he is in full agreement with the Church.

He shouldn't be supporting abortion and saying he is Catholic. If he isn't in agreement with the Catholic Church then he shouldn't be Catholic.

Abortion will always be against Catholicism. It should be against all Christianity as well and against all humanity. No one should be for abortion, but for a person to stand up and say that they are Catholic and believe in something that is against Catholicism it hypocritical.

Also, one person said that in the Bible there are times where abortion is acceptable. NO WHERE in the Bible is abortion acceptable. The Bible in itself breathes life and God condemns anyone who uses potions, teas or the likes to cause an abortion or who beats a woman to cause an abortion. The laws are very strong against that.

As God must be present to create life, no child is unwanted by God and we have no reason to be deciding when a person's life should end as that should only be God's decision.

eatmycrapyastaff

The Pope has already answered that with a "yes".

bkc99xx

Nope, just the opposite, I believe that it is wrong for a politician that supports abortion to be catholic.

aeluver101

yes. but i think its wrong to support abortion period.
taking away innocent lives is wrong. just because someone isn't born yet, doesnt make them not a person

Jennifer J

Absolutely. Just look at Pelosi and the Pope. I am not catholic but I am religious and for that reason I am pro-life. Just because they are in support of the "choice" does not excuse them religiously from not caring about the child and I believe one day they will have to explain that. It's a contradiction to thier faith and they need to pick one or the other.

JCORBMAN-Our government believes in seperation of Church and state---that does not speak for our churches. The church has every right to believe it is a sin no matter what the government thinks for the simple reason (if no other) that the government is not their leader.

Sparty On

ABSOLUTELY!!! I do not understand how Pelosi, Biden and gang can call themselves "good" practicing catholics and then support the worst evil of our day. Our bishops are not doing them any favors by allowing them to still receive communion. In my book they should be very publicly excommunicated. Their faith obviously means very little to them.

Allie

I didn't realize he was Catholic. Yeah, if he's Catholic, one of the fundamental teachings of Catholicism is that abortion is wrong.

Didn't the Pope excommunicate (or whatever the word is) John Carey for something similar?

coolin

I think it is wrong for any person claiming to be a religious person to advocate death of an unborn being.

cristoiglesia

Supporting abortion makes him anything but Catholic. God bless!

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Misty

Yes it is wrong, as a Catholic, to support abortion. Actually it is wrong for every human being to do so, but most don't know it. Catholics however do know it, as it has been a consistent teaching of the Catholic Church for 2000 years.

sparki777

It's morally wrong for a Catholic person to support abortion. Some of them try to get around it by saying they are personally opposed to abortion but don't believe the law should prevent it -- which is Biden's view, if I remember right.

But this doesn't wash. If I believe that it would be murder if I aborted my unborn fetus, then I would also have to believe it's murder for Sue or Sally or Shaundra to abort her unborn fetus. Unless I put myself in the untenable position of saying that MY baby is a valuable human but Sue's or Sally's or Shaundra's is not.

Politicians who claim to follow a religion (ANY religion) but support policies that are diametrically opposed to what that religion (ANY religion) teaches strike me as being untrustworthy, two-faced, deceitful hypocrites. That's not the kind of person that I want as my leader.

Of course, it's really, really, REALLY hard to find a politician who belongs to a religion and upholds it in their jobs. At least Barack Obama is very plain in acknowledging he doesn't have much use for religion. He said he only became a Christian because he found a group of Christians who were doing good work -- it had nothing to do with Christ whatsoever, so one can't expect him to actually follow Christ's teachings.

justagrandma

No I don't, the pope however feels differently.
But it seems to me that people should be able to separate their duty to their constituents from their religious beliefs because their constituents have different religions, and we are not a theocracy.

jcorbman

No. Our nation believes in the separation of church and state.

jammin7000

the "make abortion rare" policy makes no sense whatsoever- are some babies worth saving and others not?

and yes, it's entirely hypocritical to oppose basic Catholic theology and then call yourself a good Catholic- maybe he just needs the votes?

Buck Ofama

Biden does not know his butt from a bucket of ice cream. He is but a clown in the circus.

JeepDiva

Last I heard, a person, no matter what religion or creed, is free to think what he or she wishes to think in this country.

People do not come off of assembly lines.

nancy botwin

No, Its no ones business why anyone gets an abortion.So good for him for supporting it.Ppl have choices in this worls and its no ones business what then next person does or wants to do.

shilo9i

Pro choice is not the same as supporting abortion. No one likes abortion, but some feel a free society is more important.

Anon

wartz

You fail to distinguish between supporting abortion and supporting a person's right to make up their own mind.

ver_jen

No, I don't as there are times where the Bible does seem to suggest that abortion might be alright. (In the case of the pregnancy putting the mothers life in peril) Just because someone is pro-choice does not mean they want to go around performing abortions willy nilly. It means that there are some reasons that an abortion might be needed and they are willing to leave it open so that if it is needed, they can get one.

There is also the thought that God did not keep us from having a choice about the matter so why should we take away a person's right to a choice. (Especially if they are not Christian- who are we to make the rules for other people)

Krista

No. There is such a thing as loose Catholicism.

Personally I would never get an abortion and I believe it's wrong, but that doesn't mean I support taking away other womens choices to have one. That would be hindering their rights as an individual to choose.

He's a politican. Either way he's going to be criticized for what he believes.

haley h

Nope.

Ashley

Separate church and state. It is none of your business.

Post-Human Kevin A.R.T.

No, since making abortion rare and making it illegal are mutually exclusive. It is completely possible for abortion to be almost nonexistant and still legal, as the Netherlands have shown us. As a Catholic, I could care less if it is legal or not, as long as it doesn't happen.

Poly_777

If Catholics want to propagate the Vatican and Pope Benedict the XVI over the vast majority of Americans who profess other beliefs then they should not run for offices.

pixie

abortion is a PERSONAL decision between those involved and is nobody else's business.

quizzard123

Is he a Catholic? Didn't know that.

Quite frankly, that is between him and his priest and his conscience.

Forget War Buy More

No.

Modern day Catholics take a buffet style to religion and are moral voters rather than single issue voters.

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