Kissling Daring Catholic Hierarchy to Excommunicate Her for Abortion Advocacy
H/T to Disciple of the Dumb Ox for the story on Frances Kissling who is taunting Catholic hiearchy for their lack of action in excommunicating her and other Catholics who publicly support abortion.
Kissling writes, Every so often some Roman Catholic hierarch gets a bee in his beanie and makes noises about excommunicating some pro-choice policy maker. Ultra-orthodox Catholics are ecstatic, and even mainstream newspapers turn into tabloids rushing to report the imminence of something that never happens.
In the absence of any willingness from the hierarchy to issue an actual, formal bull of excommunication, which requires due process, warnings and canonical justification, conservative church leaders prefer ambiguity. Kissling, however, points out that with all the official expressions of concern for abortion, nothing happens to the makers of the liberalized laws. The pope — and it seems most Catholic bishops — do not excommunicate; they equivocate.
She is also daring The Church to excommunicate her so she can make money on book deals and a speaking tour.
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Well, excommunication is ultimately meant for the good of the soul of the person excommuication — clearly it would only feed her ego as some big player, so they may be right to not address her personal canonical status publically.
Comment by monica — May 24, 2007 @ 10:08 am
What an embarrassment for the hapless misguided bishops of the U.S. We have a known heretic taunting them because she knows that they are such cowards when it comes to being shepherds. They have been tolerating the scandal of these heretics for decades and do nothing.
Comment by Rafael — May 24, 2007 @ 3:29 pm
Questions:
1) Who is Frances Kissling?
2) Who cares what Frances Kissling does, says or thinks?
Answers:
1) Nobody.
2) Nobody.
Comment by gravey — May 28, 2007 @ 12:14 am
Exactly.
Comment by monica — May 28, 2007 @ 8:27 am
She is not just a nobody. She is a Catholic who has held a very public and visible position as president of Catholics for a free choice. She was the representitive for their false views. It was an open scandal for everyone to see, Catholic or secular. The World saw that Catholics tolerated the heresies that came this organization. She needed to be excommunicated as an example. Catholic heretics in public life need to be treated harshly because they lead many astray.
Comment by Rafael — May 28, 2007 @ 8:37 pm
Rafael,
I share your feelings regarding such displays. This woman can call herself anything she likes, even Catholic, but her actions are telling and do not fool the faithful. As for the Bishops, we have no control just prayer. Find solice in our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI and remember “the gates of hell will not prevail…”
Comment by gravey — May 29, 2007 @ 9:43 pm
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