catholic statement abortion catholic statement abortion alternatively referred pull quote diversity opinions abortion exists committed catholics simply new_york_times page advertisement placed october new_york_times catholics free choice publication brought head conflict vatican american catholics pro choice publicity controversy followed publication helped important element pro choice movement catholic position paper signed reform minded members religious sympathetic choice abortion position paper basis new_york_times statement said catholic_church doctrine condemning abortion morally wrong instances legitimate catholic position said large number catholic considered abortion moral choice cases cited recent survey found catholics believed abortion wrong circumstances called value discussion church subject signatures added bringing total prominent catholics including priests lay persons advertisement intended help vice presidential candidate pro choice catholic resist sharp criticism directed presidential election following publication denounced called contrary clear consistent teaching church deliberately chosen abortion immoral subsequently vatican pursued directly subject church authority including known vatican affiliation said superiors line catholic teaching resisted publicly embraced pro choice position eventually left order background invited members congress briefing titled abortion issue political process describing problems facing catholic politicians range personal political responses issue abortion member united_states house_of_representatives wrote introduction briefing wrote catholics deal day personally politically abortion issue catholic position abortion range personal political responses issue briefing included fellow democratic politicians catholic authored position paper abortion religious feminist president wife theologian activist position paper titled catholic statement abortion circulated groups including member catholic theological society america sympathetic moral possibility nuanced abortion positions catholic_church signed statement formed abortion named running mate democratic_party election issued statements denouncing position abortion likely connor targeted association connor said catholic voters vote pro choice politicians connor said given world understand catholic teaching divided subject abortion said wrong said personal pro choice views force nation said follow law land interpreted supreme_court receiving criticism connor acknowledged church position abortion said catholics share view catholic_church publication wanted clear church hierarchy speak turned position paper holding signatures leading catholic statement suitable public august september sought signatures groups group working increase women roles church total signatures gathered including priests lay brothers paid advertisement new_york_times run day annual respect life sunday celebrated american bishops timing intended help retain support campaign october page new_york_times carried combined statement page bold type words diversity opinions abortion exists committed catholics underneath title catholic statement abortion following citation poll showing surveyed opposed abortion endorsement respectful discussion church diversity opinion held catholics issue page included names divided groups members group marked advertisement concluded saying list partial priests members religious written support sign fear losing jobs second read follows statements recent catholic hierarchy condemned direct termination pre life morally wrong instances mistaken belief american society legitimate catholic position fact diversity opinions abortion exists committed catholics reaction november following election lost issued statement saying text advertisement represent personal opinions contradiction clear consistent teaching church deliberately chosen abortion immoral cardinal author abortion requested november subject church authority required publicly position dismissed good deal international press coverage taken vatican list unknown reasons missionary order supervision remaining labeled vatican press met washington december determine course action meeting included vatican said vatican stern reaction seeks freedom speech public discussion roman_catholic_church create appearance consensus exists group statement describing current church stance spirit vatican said let unity necessary freedom unsettled charity case past president said believe right speak differing opinion european men understand male members signed priests lay brothers published statements january vatican announced seeking discipline vatican contact personally respond direct individual communication superiors asked write letters line catholic teaching abortion variety responses received superiors position abortion cases quickly closed held earlier conviction superiors sent letters saying accepted church teaching nun superior sent letter vatican case closed attempt prevent nun speaking issues sisters notre dame relation pro choice positions directors charleston west_virginia shelter homeless abused women children supported dispute church march longer calling dialogue publicly demanding recognition woman right choose july pressured strongly expulsion signed came forward statement solidarity denying recent vatican announcement aligned church position abortion complained church divisive tactics said intended said retracted continue stand word reservation nearly years dispute informed order leadership june dismissed order leadership notre dame distanced order calling stating practice placed outside life mission congregation subsequently held press conference announced woman publicly pro choice nun july resigned sisters notre dame resident los_angeles nun said didn commit crime hey diversity opinion people faith need talk freedom conscience don defiant january sent memo los_angeles social service directors ordering cease referring homeless women shelter supervised pro abortion position reportedly expelled february april spoke los_angeles_times church closed case requiring statement help superior missouri retained position order memo overturned ethics professor said signing advertisement came early honored award given catholic institution cleveland ohio cleveland wrote vatican determine status vatican responded retracted signature catholic statement abortion sister helen president order sisters mercy quoted vatican position accord teaching church statement accepted december learning vatican response said assumption error asked signature removed said clarify position accepted sufficient later events given platform air views including activist order sisters order known work social justice cases statement grew radical beliefs church authority publicity surrounding dispute statistics showing american catholics disagreed church teachings abortion repeated times appeared television spot tube saying tube responses advertisement aftermath remained news march follow advertisement placed signed catholics supportive right speak views abortion controversial subjects advertisement intended solidarity advertisement threatened church began solidarity catholics right free speech attack committee member said seven clarified positions said church assertion signing lot thinking conservative catholic lay group leaders responded letter asking quick disciplinary action warned revolt spreading church position abortion vatican failing react decisively catholic signed statement reported threatened careers found speaking engagements canceled controversy connor saw careers limited october sister felt pressured quit women advisory committee assigned assist bishops write pastoral women march statement told local church hierarchy signing august filmmakers presented pbs documentary including vatican titled faith fire program followed statement faced difficulty los_angeles moved chicago lead featured sisters marie pores taylor oakland california california statement names appeared advertisement include abortion associate professor religious studies professor professor dame author new_york city women alliance theology ethics ritual executive director catholics free choice executive editor academic theologian widely published catholic theologian early active member professor professor evangelical theological professor professor founder nun theologian long term leader nun sisters nun activist attended women conference detroit nun sisters nun director president princeton theological founder nun past president nun notre dame founder dominican nun native new_yorker feminist nun director shelter women los_angeles district attorney female priest professor mary author
A Catholic Statement on Pluralism and Abortion