Our Real American Horror Story

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.