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The top story today at America magazine: ‘We thank God today’: Catholics react to the end of Roe v. Wade

I just have to say ...

1) Actually, most Catholics are *not* thanking God today. What America magazine knows, but doesn't want to admit, is that most Catholics are pro-choice. From Pew ... More than half of U.S. Catholics (56%) said abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

2) Yes, the Catholic church, and more recently the Society of Jesus, tell us that God is against abortion. But the truth is, there is nothing in the bible, OT or NT, about abortion. Jesus never mentioned it. In fact, Judaism does not condemn abortion (Jewish groups gear up to battle abortion bans after Roe overturned). And many Christian denominations, like the Episcopal church, support women's reproductive rights.

The male leadership of the Catholic church has for centuries worked to keep women down and powerless. Even now, women in the Catholic church are told that childbearing is their main purpose in life. They cannot be deacons, much less priests, and Pope Francis has declared that women will never be priests. The Catholic church is hardly objective on women's rights (Pope Francis' Woman Problem).

America magazine wants you to believe that their agenda on abortion is also God's agenda. There's no compelling reason to believe that.

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