In his book The First
Society: The Sacrament of Matrimony and the Restoration of the Social Order,
Scott Hahn said, “All human societies eventually take on the form and
structure of the families that comprise them. A disintegrating culture of
marriage will lead to a disintegrating society. But you don’t have to take my
word for it. Just look around.”
We do not have to look far. The disintegration of
marriage and the culture of death are closely related. Particularly disturbing was the recent photo
op of a smiling New York Governor Cuomo signing a bill that allows third
trimester abortions. The law for the first time allows abortions after the
24-week mark to protect the mother’s health (subject to a wide
interpretation). Previously, abortions
after that point were permitted only to preserve a mother’s life. The legislation also removes abortion from
the criminal code and clarifies that a range of medical professionals, not just
licensed physicians, can perform the procedure.
If Cuomo and his supporters really want to publicly
celebrate signing the bill before the cameras, why not roll out a pregnant
mother about to give birth and take turns assisting in an abortion? Would he be uncomfortable doing that or are
public executions against the law? No
legislator should be able to vote for a pro-abortion bill if they would be
unwilling to witness in one firsthand. How sad that people can disconnect themselves
from the horrors they promote.
I am certainly not a canon lawyer, but I thought the purpose
of excommunication was not to punish, but rather to send a strong signal that
one’s soul was in jeopardy, and in need of repentance. I don’t understand why Cuomo, a supposed
Catholic, has not been excommunicated as public statement expressing the
ramifications of his position. I wonder
what one has to do or not do today to be excommunicated. To give
him a pass is scandalous.
Credit President Trump for speaking against abortion
in his State of the Union Speech. America
will never be great again as long as we kill babies in the womb. Being wrong on
abortion reveals a moral imperfection that calls into question all other
judgments. For me, it is a valid litmus
test for anyone seeking to hold public office.
If a person does not respect human life, how can he be trusted? Such a person is a flawed product of a broken
society where marriage and family have been undermined.
