Catholic Bishops, Gun Control, and the UN

[foszoe]

USCCB Committees Call For Action In Response To Newtown Tragedy


Appears they are speaking out for their flock and in favor of weakening the 2nd Amendment.

 

[melensdad]

USCCB Committees Call For Action In Response To Newtown Tragedy


Appears they are speaking out for their flock and in favor of weakening the 2nd Amendment.

Yes the Catholic Bishops tend to favor gun control.

Fortunately within Catholic doctrine is the authority for individuals to decide for themselves on issues of social justice. So we are allowed to not only be faithful Catholics but also reject the opinions of Bishops on this type of issue.

 

[12many]

Yes the Catholic Bishops tend to favor gun control.

Fortunately within Catholic doctrine is the authority for individuals to decide for themselves on issues of social justice. So we are allowed to not only be faithful Catholics but also reject the opinions of Bishops on this type of issue.

from another Catholic

 

[Osobuco]

Yes the Catholic Bishops tend to favor gun control.

Fortunately within Catholic doctrine is the authority for individuals to decide for themselves on issues of social justice. So we are allowed to not only be faithful Catholics but also reject the opinions of Bishops on this type of issue.

Indeed. It is considered a case of prudential judgement where the circumstances must be weighed to determine the correct action. Generally, it applies to situations where two people could weigh the circumstances differently and ethically come to different conclusions. Because they could come to different conclusions "ethically" it is not and cannot ever be a matter of doctrine. Same goes for going to war. It too resides in the realm of prudential reasoning. The bishops merely offer an opinion. It is not dogmatic church teaching.

 

[miguel]

**** the Vatican II-loving Modernist bishops.

 

[foszoe]

I just wish the Bishops would stick with speaking publicly on faith and morals.
I know such statements aren't binding on individual Catholics, but it wouldn't stop me from writing them a letter expressing my disdain for insertion of their opinions into this matter similar to when we write our Congressman etc.

 

[debeerman]

USCCB Committees Call For Action In Response To Newtown Tragedy


Appears they are speaking out for their flock and in favor of weakening the 2nd Amendment.

Pushing social justice, food justice and anything else but the faith has all but pushed me away from a once fine religion. Definately not the same faith I was raised in

 

[Classic]

a. Stop giving them money.
b. Tell them why you have stopped giving them money.

 

[neraph]

To be perfectly fair, this is 3 bishops out of about 450 in the USA. These three don't speak for all of them.

 

[kman1977]

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[Quad]

This is all just part of BHO's plan to get as broad a coalition as possible, as is referenced here:

White House weighs broad gun-control agenda in wake of Newtown shootings - The Washington Post

They know its going to be a tough fight, so they are pulling out all the stops.

 

[96firephoenix]

**** the Vatican II-loving Modernist bishops.

thank you for that intellectually stimulating, well-reasoned post.

Anyway, This is not a matter of faith, it is a matter of Politics. A priest once told me he had faith in 2 things at the altar: Transubstantiation and the .45 under his robes. I do not agree that there needs to be more restrictions placed on handgun purchases.

I do agree with the aspect of that letter that decried the violent culture we live in. When children are exposed to the callous disregard for life shown in most video games, movies, TV shows, News articles, etc... they are going to pick up on that.