Posted by
Always To The Right on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 4:36:25 AM
Archbishop on conception: Pelosi doesn’t know what she’s talking about
In a release issued Monday night, Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl
said Pelosi's comments on "Meet the Press" on Sunday "were incorrect."
He said, "We respect the right of elected officials such as Speaker
Pelosi to address matters of public policy that are before them, but
the interpretation of Catholic faith has rightfully been entrusted to
the Catholic bishops. Given this responsibility to teach, it is
important to make this correction for the record."
Wuerl pointed
out that the Catechism of the Catholic Church is clear, and has been
clear for 2,000 years. He cited Catechism language that reads, "Human
life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of
conception … Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral
evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and
remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed
either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law.”