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Abortion is an intrinsic evil, meaning that it is never permitted or morally justified, regardless of individual circumstances or intentions’
BALTIMORE, Maryland, September 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — With the U.S. presidential election just 39 days away, America’s Catholic bishops are reiterating the Church’s longstanding teaching that abortion is the “preeminent” social justice issue when it comes to voting.
“The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed,” stated Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas in a statement released this week titled “Priorities at the Polls.”
Naumann, the chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) committee on pro-life activities, was quoting directly from the September 2019 introductory letter to the bishops’ 2015 document “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.”
Although in their 2019 letter the bishops “did warn us not to ‘dismiss or ignore other serious threats to human life and dignity such as racism, the environmental crisis, poverty, and the death penalty,’ they did give priority to upholding and defending our brothers’ and sisters’ most basic right—to live,” stated Naumann.
“Abortion is an intrinsic evil, meaning that it is never permitted or morally justified, regardless of individual circumstances or intentions,” he added.
Continued below.
US bishops tell Catholic voters abortion is ‘preeminent issue’ in 2020 election
BALTIMORE, Maryland, September 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — With the U.S. presidential election just 39 days away, America’s Catholic bishops are reiterating the Church’s longstanding teaching that abortion is the “preeminent” social justice issue when it comes to voting.
“The threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed,” stated Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas in a statement released this week titled “Priorities at the Polls.”
Naumann, the chair of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) committee on pro-life activities, was quoting directly from the September 2019 introductory letter to the bishops’ 2015 document “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.”
Although in their 2019 letter the bishops “did warn us not to ‘dismiss or ignore other serious threats to human life and dignity such as racism, the environmental crisis, poverty, and the death penalty,’ they did give priority to upholding and defending our brothers’ and sisters’ most basic right—to live,” stated Naumann.
“Abortion is an intrinsic evil, meaning that it is never permitted or morally justified, regardless of individual circumstances or intentions,” he added.
Continued below.
US bishops tell Catholic voters abortion is ‘preeminent issue’ in 2020 election
