une 29, 2023 6:15pm EDT
US Catholic bishops issue sharp rebuke to pro-abortion Catholic members of Congress
Bishops corrected Rep. DeLauro's understanding of 'informed conscience' and reiterated Church teaching on abortion
By Christine Rousselle | Fox News
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a sharp rebuke to 31 Catholic Democratic members of Congress who have used their faith as a defense for their pro-abortion views.
"Members of Congress who recently invoked teachings of the Catholic faith itself as justifying abortion or supporting a supposed right to abortion grievously distort the faith," said the June 28th statement, which was entitled, "U.S. Bishops' President and Chairmen Rebuke Distortion of Church Teaching in Abortion Statement by Members of Congress."
The "corrective statement" was signed by USCCB President Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and Bishops Michael Burbidge of Arlington (Virginia) and Daniel Flores of Brownsville (Texas).
Burbidge leads the USCCB's pro-life committee, while Brownsville is chairman of the conference's Committee on Doctrine.
"It is wrong and incoherent to claim that the taking of innocent human life at its most vulnerable stage can ever be consistent with the values of supporting the dignity and well-being of those in need," said the bishops.
The bishops cited the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which states that human life should be protected from conception.
"Abortion violates this with respect to preborn children and brings untold suffering to countless women," said the bishops.
The bishops were responding to a June 24 statement by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut.
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