Nancy Pelosi, the United States Speaker of the House, explains that she is a practicing Catholic and that the Catholic Church has never defined when life begins. This is such a wrong statement. The Catholic Church has always stated life begins at conception, not question asked. The question I am asking is not your stance on abortion, but can Nancy Pelosi still be credible when stating such a false statement. She obviously can’t be a true practicing Catholic and be and adamant pro-choice supporter at the same time because it’s like oil and water. Is she just saying what she wants her constituents to here? Or is she obviously just lying about being a practicing Catholic? What do you think about what she said and do you have any more comments on this situation with Pelosi?
First video is Nancy Pelosi’s initial comments and the second is the Church’s and some Republicans reactions to her comments and their attempt to express the Church’s real stance on when life begins.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwUSt7dfj5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqI-FLRXkQ (Just watch first two minutes and eight seconds)
I do think that Nancy Pelosi was wrong when she stated that the Catholic Church has not defined when life begins. I also do think that you can be a practicing Catholic and be pro-choice. Being pro-choice is not necessarily being pro- abortion. It is supporting the rights of women to make their own choice of what they want to do with their bodies. Sometimes people do not always agree with what their church or school or even parents say, it does not mean that they should be shunned from their respective religion. One disagreement does not mean that she does not believe in the Catholic faith. However, I think she should have known not to say something like that because she is a public figure and whatever she says is going to be taken out of context.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that Pelosi is at fault during this interview based on her comments about the Catholic Church. Although the current stance is that human rights should begin at conception, Pelosi points out that this stance is just one of many the Church has had over the centuries. Disagreeing with that one view does not mean she shirks other duties of the Church.
ReplyDeleteShe makes a good point (which is mentioned by Kathryn) about how the actual choice made by a woman should be based on her belief and perception about the matter. The whole world is not comprised of Catholics, and a law should not align with just one or even a majority of religions.
I do not think that Nancy Pelosi is denouncing her Catholicism by stating this, because the doctrine she is referring to is an ever changing one, determined by none other than fallible human beings.