These are the people who claim that atheism is a mental illness!!!


FULL STORY:

A CATHOLIC bishop and former president of the Church's Irish seminary has said abortion "was far worse than rape" for women who have experienced both.

Bishop of Ossory, Monsignor Dermot Farrell, was discussing the Republic's May 25 referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution.

The Eighth Amendment gives equal protection to life of the mother and the unborn child, underpinning abortion legislation in the south.

He was asked by Pat Kenny, on the broadcaster's Newstalk show today, for his views on the use of abortion in cases of rape and incest. The bishop had been invited on the programme to discuss a pastoral letter to churches in his diocese urging a no vote by parishioners.

"Rape is a violent act and it is a violent crime against women, and it is a terrible crime," he said.

[/b]"What I understand, from women who have been raped is that the abortion sometimes after rape was far worse than the rape itself. And it was much, much more difficult to get over."[b]

Mgr Farrell, who was ordained bishop on March, said issues where a woman or girl became pregnant through incest were "difficult cases... complex cases".

"We might not like how the child has been conceived," he said.

"What you are trying to do is balance rights here. The right of life to the child is paramount."

Bishop Farrell said if the repeal was passed the "experience has been the case in other countries that once the doors are open the legislation becomes far more permissive".


The link:....................................https://www.irishnews.com/news/2018/05/12/news/bishop-women-find-abortion-worse-than-rape--1327977/

After reading it carefully I've realized that the bishop makes sense in his words and the rights of an unborn child should be catered for as well as ensuring harsh punishment of rapists. NGOs and government agencies should collaborate in helping rape victims.

Ok

Hehehe

I read his direct words, not the sensational headline... and I can find no fault in it. he talked about his own encounter with such women and their experience.


it seems you are just looking for a reason to criticize the guy, from what I hear abortion itself can be a pretty traumatic experience... I know the Catholic church in America spend hugely to offer counselling to women traumatized by abortion.

if in the experience of those he met an abortion can be more traumatic than rape, who are you to state that their experience is incorrect, on what basis do you criticise their submission.

have you been raped then have an abortion so you can fault the experience of those who have?

OP, change the topic. why trying to misquote the man.

True in a sense.

In our society and around us, we want orderliness and Peace.

CodeTemplar:
True in a sense.

More like it's true that you have no sense.

Heathen777:


More like it's true that you have no sense.

Please read the OP again and realize what the message is. Headlines can be deceptive at first glance.