The following comes from a November 2 Catholic News Agency article:
Faithful Catholics need to be aware of the ever-increasing serious threats to Christians living their faith in the field of medicine, warned Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles.
Noting the annual White Mass for health care professionals in the archdiocese, which was held at the cathedral Oct. 23, the archbishop reflected in his weekly column on the history of Christians in medicine.
From the very beginning, Archbishop Gomez said, Christian doctors served all patients that came to them, including those of different religions, social statuses and people with highly contagious diseases.
“Something else distinguished early Christian doctors,” the archbishop continued, “from the beginning they refused to take part in abortion, infanticide, birth control, assisted suicide or castration, all of which they considered bad medical practice and contrary to the truths of the Gospel.”
But while these basic commitments by Catholic doctors and nurses remain, the surrounding world of health care has greatly changed, he said.
He pointed to the medical journal Practical Ethics, which recently published a statement by prominent bioethicists making the argument that doctors should have no ability to make a medical judgment call against performing any legally permitted procedure.
Any doctor who declines to perform a requested procedure, the bioethicists said, should face a tribunal and be made “to compensate society and the health system for their failure to fulfill their professional obligations.”
“Writing in the influential international journal, Bioethics, another group of leading bioethicists titled their article: ‘Doctors have no right to refuse medical assistance in dying, abortion or contraception’,” the archbishop said.
Other areas of coercion in medicine nationwide include efforts to remove longstanding conscience protections and force doctors and nurses to perform abortions, sterilizations, and sex reassignment surgeries, he added.
Responding to these ongoing concerns, Archbishop Gomez highlighted efforts in the archdiocese to promote a culture of life and freedom of conscience.
Pro-choice, unholy abortion is not an option for a Catholic. Never was & never will be as it is something that cries to heaven for rebelling against God’s law. See the article about this from a good, non-confused Catholic Bishop @:
http://www.lifenews.com/2016/11/04/catholic-bishop-abortion-is-a-moral-evil-which-can-never-be-accepted-under-any-circumstances/
Do not be confused by lesser discussions. Pray the country move toward God and vote pro-LIFE this election, especially Catholics. Vote for God & Country.
I am voting for pro-life republicans down the ticket. However, I will not vote for Trump or Hillary. We know where Hillary stands on abortion; however, I could never vote for Trump- he is untrustworthy and untruthful.
G, See this article @ /www.washingtonexaminer.com/dear-pro-lifers-trump-absolutely-worth-your-vote/article/2606522/
If you haven’t already, look at’ life site news’ or priest for life’ or the USCCB election guide. All of these sites point (paraphrasing) to the ‘lesser of evils’ rational that a faithful Catholic should choose to promote the common good. Just in case you are basing your Trump comment rigged media vs personal experience, your own ‘opinion’ is less of a concern (to a formed soul) then the overall common good, like — all religious freedoms in America. You do realize she is going right after the destruction of Catholic/Christian values? It’s a war. Not a popularity contest.
G, This is what I mean when I say (above comment) THIS IS A WAR not a popularity contest. Have you heard/seen this from the POTUS? @
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/11/criminal-president-obama-encourages-illegal-aliens-vote-promises-no-repercussions-video/
POTUS said in this video,” illegal aliens should vote on Tuesday & there will be NO repercussions.” This is lawless. This is trying to steal the election from the people’s movement of cleaning the swamp in DC. This is the POTUS doing ‘anything he can’ to help her. Those that agree this is wrong should get out the vote for Trump. Please don’t whine about your personal feelings. Vote for America! (Pence, is a really good guy too.)
George, you are voting for the extreme Left wing and partial birth abortion. The only choice for life is Donald J. Trump. I have prayed daily they he may win. Hope it works. It is Catholic imbeciles who have kept Democrats in power so many decades. You can become one too, George.
You think Donald Trump untruthworthy??? He doesn’t hold a candle to Hillary’s untrustworthiness!! We may not like him, but if we care at all about our country, we MUST do all we can to keep this crooked, self-serving and untrustworthy woman out of the White House!
for an amazing essay on where we’re going, see john courtney murray’s essay ‘the church and totalitarian democracy’.
Hillary Clinton supports abortion at any stage of development, and for any reason.
Hillary Clinton (and her 2016 National Democrat Platform) supports repeal of the Hyde Amendment to force all taxpayers to pay for abortion.
Hillary Clinton has stated that Religions must change their beliefs to support abortion, etc. Therefore Clinton is against freedom of Religion.
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Vote TRUMP / Pence 2016 !
I see Gomez has altar girls to his left so much for a Opus Dei Archbishop.
I only saw one. Shouldn’t it be 50% boys and 50% girls. The Church allows women Altar Servers. Some don’t like that, but rules are rules. I heard a rumor that the more girls serve on the altar, the more that sign up to join an order of sisters or nuns. Any truth to that?
Of course Clinton is against freedom of Religion. All Democrats, Progressives and Liberals are against freedom of Religion throughout America, Canada and the rest of the Western World. Basically Liberals and Democrats have a totalitarian mindset where freedom of Religion is concerned. Unless we elect the right type of people to public office a great persecution will unfold throughout the Western World in the very near future. I urge everyone reading this post to pray the Rosary each and every day for your protection and the protection of your families. Pray America Pray!
This ‘Cannibal Soup’ Pogrom was best described by Dr. Anthony Daniels in his book “Anything Goes” – where he observed that:
“…Purpose of ‘Political Correctness’ is Not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate;
And therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better.
When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity.
To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself.
One’s standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed.
A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if…
This is a good example of the evil resulting from ObamaCare and it’s desired federal control of the field of medicine. Individuals have always been free to commit evil acts as a part of their freedom. But ObamaCare has mandated that third parties will be called upon to support the evil act(s) in an attempt to convince others to also commit acts of evil upon innocent parties.