Religions > Atheism > Archbishop Of Edinburgh Leaves Amnesty International Over Its Backing For Abortion
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Archbishop Of Edinburgh Leaves Amnesty International Over Its Backing For Abortion |
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887801/posts
Second Catholic bishop leaves Amnesty over its backing for abortion
Timesonline ^ | August 28, 2007 | Ruth Gledhill
Posted on 08/28/2007 10:30:42 AM PDT by NYer
The spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has
resigned from Amnesty International in protest at the organisation's
new backing for abortion.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, is the
second UK bishop to leave the group because of its vote to support the
decriminalisation of abortion in developing countries.
He said today that he was resigning as "a matter of conscience and
with great sadness".
The Bishop of East Anglia, the Right Rev Michael Evans, also stood
down this month after 31 years in the organisation.
The resignation of Cardinal O'Brien will hit the organisation hard and
deepen fears that its human rights campaigning work will be damaged by
the row.
Until the controversial policy change was made at a meeting this
month, Amnesty International had avoided entering the abortion debate.
Many of Amnesty's strongest backers have been leading Catholics and
there are fears that many others will now be re-examining their
support.
Anti-abortion rock stars Christina Aguilera and Avril Lavigne are
among the contributors to an Amnesty International CD released
recently to raise money for survivors of atrocities in Darfur.
Catholic bishops in the US have also warned that Amnesty risks losing
the support of thousands of church members as a result of the change.
Amnesty is backing abortion only in specific circumstances, such as
when a woman's health or life is in danger, or when she has been a
victim of rape or violence in conflicts such as Darfur.
Cardinal O'Brien, who joined Amnesty as a student more than 40 years
ago, said that throughout his ministry he had been committed to
defending life in all circumstances.
"In recent years I have spoken out strongly on pro-life issues,
including our necessity to ensure life for the poorest of the poor
people of the world and have shown my care and concern by visiting
some of those poorest countries, especially in Africa and Asia and
including also my visit to Darfur."
He had now had to examine his own conscience, after realising that
Amnesty International was approving proposals in support of abortion,
he said.
He had also taken note of statements by other Catholic leaders, such
as Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Vatican's Council for
Justice and Peace, who said Amnesty had "betrayed its mission" by
abandoning its traditional neutral policy on abortion.
Amnesty International has previously criticised the Vatican for its
stance against abortion and in 2005 described the refusal by America
to pay for abortions overseas as "an attempt to stifle the evolution
of the human rights framework".
Cardinal O'Brien said: "I hope I act in a manner that is 'pro-life',
following what I believe is the teaching of Jesus Christ and the
teaching of my Church. That basic and most fundamental of all human
rights, the right to life, is recognised by the 1948 Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the document upon which Amnesty
International was founded.
"Sadly now Amnesty International seems to be placing itself at the
forefront of a campaign for a universal 'right' to abortion in
contravention to that basic right to human life.
"For me it is a matter of conscience that I have decided to resign
from Amnesty International. Others must follow their own
consciences."
He continued: "We are all members of the one human family and we must
defend unborn children in our family however conceived. They may be
seen as unwanted or inconvenient but they have, from moment of
conception, been given the gift of life by Almighty God."
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| User: "Douglas Berry" |
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| Title: Re: Archbishop Of Edinburgh Leaves Amnesty International Over Its Backing For Abortion |
29 Aug 2007 07:18:29 PM |
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On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:19 -0700 there was an Ancient Sound of
Trumpet <soundoftrumpet@mailcan.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
Second Catholic bishop leaves Amnesty over its backing for abortion
Good. Considering the Catholic Church's history of torture and
genocide, they should be banned from Amnesty International.
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source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are closed." - Albert Einstein
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Archbishop Of Edinburgh Leaves Amnesty International Over Its Backing For Abortion |
29 Aug 2007 10:02:17 PM |
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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:18:29 -0700, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:19 -0700 there was an Ancient Sound of
Trumpet <soundoftrumpet@mailcan.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
Second Catholic bishop leaves Amnesty over its backing for abortion
Good. Considering the Catholic Church's history of torture and
genocide, they should be banned from Amnesty International.
They should be the subject of an AI report.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Archbishop Of Edinburgh Leaves Amnesty International Over Its Backing For Abortion |
30 Aug 2007 01:51:14 AM |
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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:02:17 -0400, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
wrote:
On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:18:29 -0700, Douglas Berry
<penguin_boy@mindOBVIOUSspring.com> wrote:
On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:19 -0700 there was an Ancient Sound of
Trumpet <soundoftrumpet@mailcan.com> who stoppeth one in alt.atheism
Second Catholic bishop leaves Amnesty over its backing for abortion
Good. Considering the Catholic Church's history of torture and
genocide, they should be banned from Amnesty International.
They should be the subject of an AI report.
Artificial Intelligence?
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| User: "Nosterill" |
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| Title: Re: Archbishop Of Edinburgh Leaves Amnesty International Over Its Backing For Abortion |
29 Aug 2007 04:28:52 AM |
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On Aug 29, 1:51 am, Sound of Trumpet <soundoftrum...@mailcan.com>
wrote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887801/posts
Second Catholic bishop leaves Amnesty over its backing for abortion
Timesonline ^ | August 28, 2007 | Ruth Gledhill
Posted on 08/28/2007 10:30:42 AM PDT by NYer
The spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has
resigned from Amnesty International in protest at the organisation's
new backing for abortion.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, is the
second UK bishop to leave the group because of its vote to support the
decriminalisation of abortion in developing countries.
He said today that he was resigning as "a matter of conscience and
with great sadness".
The Bishop of East Anglia, the Right Rev Michael Evans, also stood
down this month after 31 years in the organisation.
The resignation of Cardinal O'Brien will hit the organisation hard and
deepen fears that its human rights campaigning work will be damaged by
the row.
There's no place for blind dogma in the important work AI do. They are
better off without the Pontif's poodles.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Archbishop Of Edinburgh Leaves Amnesty International Over Its Backing For Abortion |
29 Aug 2007 05:54:52 AM |
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On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:28:52 -0700, Nosterill <fladgate@hotmail.com>
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On Aug 29, 1:51 am, Sound of Trumpet <soundoftrum...@mailcan.com>
wrote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887801/posts
Second Catholic bishop leaves Amnesty over its backing for abortion
Timesonline ^ | August 28, 2007 | Ruth Gledhill
Posted on 08/28/2007 10:30:42 AM PDT by NYer
The spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has
resigned from Amnesty International in protest at the organisation's
new backing for abortion.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, is the
second UK bishop to leave the group because of its vote to support the
decriminalisation of abortion in developing countries.
He said today that he was resigning as "a matter of conscience and
with great sadness".
The Bishop of East Anglia, the Right Rev Michael Evans, also stood
down this month after 31 years in the organisation.
The resignation of Cardinal O'Brien will hit the organisation hard and
deepen fears that its human rights campaigning work will be damaged by
the row.
There's no place for blind dogma in the important work AI do. They are
better off without the Pontif's poodles.
As is absolutely *everyone* in the universe.
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