A South Korean Catholic bishop has criticized the country’s existing policy of legalizing abortion and called on lawmakers to engage in meaningful dialogue for change after the US Supreme Court overturned a pro-abortion ruling.
Bishop Linus Lee Seong-hyo of Suwon Diocese insisted that the US ruling is a clarion call for the nation to change its abortion policy, reported the Catholic Peace and Broadcasting Corporation (CBPC).
“The fetus has never violated a woman’s right to self-determination. Life is innate and is a dignity that no one can invade through any ideology,” said Bishop Lee, chairman of the Committee for Life of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, during a CBPC interview aired last week.
In line with a ruling from the Constitutional Court in 2019 that said a ban on abortions was illegal, the South Korean government decided to decriminalize abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy last year.
Currently, the Korean parliament has six bills pending related to abortion. These include a bill seeking complete abolition of abortion as a crime and two bills seeking a ban on abortion after 6 weeks and 10 weeks respectively.
The prelate also criticized Catholic politicians such as US President Joe Biden who opposed the overturning of the Roe v/s Wade decision by the US Supreme Court.
Bishop Lee said Biden’s support of abortion was tantamount to being “anti-Christian views.”
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Can we trade Bishop Seong-hyo for Cardinal McElroy? I will personally pay for Bob’s ONE way first-class airfare to Korea.
This is a very concise and unambiguous message from the South Korean bishop. Why can’t Pope Francis put together a clear string of words?
Same advisers/”string pullers”/speech writers as Biden?
He’s not in a position to demand anything
Maybe not, but he just might persuade some men and women to change their minds about aborting their children or those of others and save lives. As Mother Teresa said, “We are not called to be successful but faithful.”
The Pontifical Academy of Life, led by pro-gay Abp. Paglia, now has a book promoting contraception and artificial insemination. Paglia stated that American Catholics should “dialog” with pro-abortionists, after the fall of Roe vs. Wade. He said that Catholic theology must “progress,” and he and his team are trying to promote their heretical beliefs as acceptable in the Church.
My comment of July 13 at 3:34am was edited. Anyway, it is terribly wrong for the Pontifical Academy of Life to support and promote views contrary to Catholic teaching.
Democrats testifying this week so far refuse to say that an unborn baby has value and refuse to say that only women can become pregnant.
If you are a Democrat still, after all this, you are not fit to vote.