[OnyxCougar]

Originally posted by tw
If the church says no abortion, then you can chose to have or not have one per your religious beliefs. But when the Church says no abortion and therefore you impose that church doctrine on another, then you become satanic.

Don't elected officials get "abstain" votes? Ones they choose not to vote on for whatever reason?

Look. If you campaigned as a "devout Catholic" and then all the Catholics voted for you, how can you, in good conscience, (and in the following of your beliefs) vote that it's ok? When you ran for office, everyone knew you were a Catholic! Isn't that why you told everyone? So they would vote for the person who they think would present their side to the government? Isnt' that what an elected official does?

"Vote for me! I'm a DEVOUT Catholic". Untill I'm elected, and then all bets are off, I'll vote that it's ok to have an abortion, even tho the church I go to and THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR ME don't agree.

That is hypocrisy, tw. Or outright lying. (Like that doesn't happen.)