Spanish bishops bar pro-abortion politicians from Communion
November 30, 2009
The Spanish bishops' conference has released a statement indicating that Catholic politicians who vote in favor of laws lifting restrictions on abortion are not eligible to receive communion. The politicians who support a new bid to liberalize abortion laws should recognize that they are living in "an objective state of sin," the bishops said.
Rejecting the notion that the freedom to abort a child is a "right," the bishops argued that such an argument "corrupts the entire text" of the government's proposal and opens to door to immoral policies and a perverse approach to human rights.
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Further information:
- Spanish Bishops: Politicians Who Vote for Anti-Life Law are not to Receive Communion (LifeSite News)
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