The self-applied label "Pro-Choice Catholic" that some people use has bothered me for quite some time. If you are truly intellectually honest with yourself, you must come to the conclusion that, in reality, it is a definite impossibility to be a "Pro-Choice Catholic." You can be "Pro-Choice," or you can be "Catholic," but the terms are mutually exclusive.
"Pro-Choice" = being in favor of permitting a woman to end the life of the conceived human being that now temporarily resides in her womb as he or she continues to develop further in his or her young human life.
"Catholic" = not in favor of permitting a woman to end the life of the conceived human being that now temporarily resides in her womb as he or she continues to develop further in his or her young human life. (See, Exodus 20:13 here; and Catechism of the Catholic Church 2258 and 2270 - 2275 here; and The Didache (attributed to The Apostles of Christ) II2 here.)
One "becomes" "Pro-Choice" by agreeing with the definition of "Pro-Choice." That definition permits procured abortion.
One "is" Catholic by believing what God has revealed (see Bible reference above), and what the Church teaches based upon Christ's authority to do so (see Catechism and Didache references above.) That Divine Revelation and Church teaching absolutely forbids procured abortion in every instance.
If you believe/agree with one of the above, you necessarily disagree with the other! Sorry, but this is one of those, "you can't have it both ways" deals of life!
It would be no different than another person saying I am a "Pro-God Atheist!" Unless one is living in a world of their own, they have to agree that such a label is an intellectual impossibility. A person cannot deny the existence of God, while at the same time being a fan of the God in whom he does not believe exists!
One is certainly free to employ whatever labels they want, but that in and of itself doesn't make the usage accurate, regardless of the self-brainwashing that has taken place.
If I see a cow in a field with a sign hanging around its neck that reads "HORSE," that doesn't make it a horse!
Such people need to pick one and go with it! They display their intellectual dishonesty from the very start by putting forth a "Pro-Choice Catholic" moniker! It's simply a false "feel-good" tactic that gets them nowhere in the end. And I do mean "the end!"
If I see a cow in a field with a sign hanging around its neck that reads "HORSE," that doesn't make it a horse!
Such people need to pick one and go with it! They display their intellectual dishonesty from the very start by putting forth a "Pro-Choice Catholic" moniker! It's simply a false "feel-good" tactic that gets them nowhere in the end. And I do mean "the end!"
No comments:
Post a Comment