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The Church is firm in its belief that abortion is wrong. They have been steadfast, from the Pope down, in telling their membership that it is wrong. Most recently, the Pope himself said that he has issues with Obama's views on abortion. Now, as far as enforcing and punishing people for thinking differently, the Church is somewhat limited in what it can do. The Church does support, very strongly, organizations such as "Coalition for Life", which is one of the most active and impressive anti-abortion groups that I have been witness to. They support education in abortion alternatives, they are very public about their views and what *should* be the views of their membership, and they publicly condemn the acts of politicians like John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, etc. I'm not sure how you want them to "act upon it". They seem pretty active sans of excommunication. As far as denying communion to people:
The leaders of the faith have one thing that allows me to forgive their lapses in integrity: they are human. While I hold them to a higher standard than I do most people, I also understand that they are as prone to imperfection as readily as you or I. The day that the Church changes their fundamental beliefs on abortion to something less than it is today is the day that I question the integrity of the Church, not its leadership. All in all, the leadership should be stewards of their doctrine, and will in time make errors in their stewardship.
Sure, explain this one <---click here
Again, says one thing and does the other....
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