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Should We Baptize Aborted Babies, If Possible?
Q: Should hospital staff be baptizing aborted fetuses, if they have the chance? I realize that Catholic doctors and nurses can’t participate in performing abortions, but sometimes they work in hospitals where abortions are performed by others. If they have … Continue reading
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Tagged aborted baby, abortion, baptism, baptize, canon law, Catholic
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Have Pro-Abortion Politicians Excommunicated Themselves?
Q: We heard a priest give a homily around the time of the last election, talking about “Catholic” politicians who always vote pro-abortion. He said that these politicians have already excommunicated themselves. But he didn’t explain that. Is that right? … Continue reading
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Can Pro-Abortion Politicians Receive Holy Communion?
Q: What does the Code of Canon Law say about pro-abortion politicians being allowed to receive Holy Communion? –Jay
Posted in Rights of the Faithful, The Eucharist
Tagged abortion, canon law, Catholic, eucharist, politician
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Is She Excommunicated? Sanctions, Part II
Q: There’s a woman in my parish who does sidewalk counseling outside an abortion clinic. She has a lot of pro-life literature that she keeps in the trunk of her car. I looked at some of it recently and found … Continue reading
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