Catholics in Congress protest Pope's comments on politics.Some U.S. lawmakers have reacted angrily to Pope Benedict For other uses, see Benedict. Benedict is the regnal name of the current Roman pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI (2005–present) and has been the name of fourteen other popes (and three antipopes):
In early May while traveling to Brazil, Benedict was asked about Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi lawmakers who had recently approved legislation allowing abortions in some situations. Benedict suggested that Catholic lawmakers who supported such public policy may be excommunicated. "Yes, the excommunication excommunication, formal expulsion from a religious body, the most grave of all ecclesiastical censures. Where religious and social communities are nearly identical it is attended by social ostracism, as in the case of Baruch Spinoza, excommunicated by the Jews. isn't something arbitrary," Benedict responded to a question, "it's part of the code. The killing of an innocent human child is incompatible with going into communion with the body of Christ
The Body of Christ is a term used by Christians to describe believers in Christ. Jesus Christ is seen as the "head" of the body, which is the church. ," The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times reported. Later in the day, the Vatican issued a statement by Benedict that appeared to only reiterate his harsh observation. "Legislative action in favor of abortion is incompatible with participation in the Eucharist," the statement reads. On May 10, 18 Catholic members of the U.S. House of Representatives challenged the pope's comments. "We are concerned with the Pope's statement warning Catholic elected officials that they risk excommunication and would not receive communion for their pro-choice views," the lawmakers observed. "The fact is that religious sanction in the political arena directly conflicts with our fundamental beliefs about the role and responsibility of democratic representatives in a pluralistic America--it also clashes with freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution." Among the lawmakers signing the statement were, Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.); Joe Baca (D-Calif.); and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio). |
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