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The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a grave evil and is never acceptable at any stage of pregnancy.
According to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like “the fact that the Pope and the Church speak out against abortions.”
The Catholic weekly newspaper Die Tagespostcommissioned the survey from the opinion research institute INSA Consulere, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner.
“Among Lutheran respondents, the opinion picture is even clearer: 67% do not support the position of the pope and the church on the protection of life,” the Tagespost reported on Aug. 8.
The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a grave evil and is never acceptable at any stage of pregnancy.
Pope Francis has repeatedly and stronglycondemned abortion.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “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: You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish.”
In July, a leading laywoman and co-president of the German “Synodal Way” demanded a “nationwide provision of abortion” across the European Union's most populous country.
Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), acknowledged that abortion should not be considered a “regular medical service,” adding, however, that the committee advocated for “ethically responsible action on the part of all those involved.”
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Majority of German Catholics Don’t Like Church Being Against Abortion, Poll Finds
According to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like “the fact that the Pope and the Church speak out against abortions.”
The Catholic weekly newspaper Die Tagespostcommissioned the survey from the opinion research institute INSA Consulere, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner.
“Among Lutheran respondents, the opinion picture is even clearer: 67% do not support the position of the pope and the church on the protection of life,” the Tagespost reported on Aug. 8.
The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a grave evil and is never acceptable at any stage of pregnancy.
Pope Francis has repeatedly and stronglycondemned abortion.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “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: You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish.”
In July, a leading laywoman and co-president of the German “Synodal Way” demanded a “nationwide provision of abortion” across the European Union's most populous country.
Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), acknowledged that abortion should not be considered a “regular medical service,” adding, however, that the committee advocated for “ethically responsible action on the part of all those involved.”
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Majority of German Catholics Don’t Like Church Being Against Abortion, Poll Finds
