Jul 20, 2005 / 22:00 pm
The national director of Priests for Life has taken on the director of Catholics for a Free Choice, Frances Kissling, after she suggested in a recent press release that Catholics don’t have to adhere to Church teaching and that abortion can be justified.
"Nobody is forced to be a Catholic,” said Fr. Frank Pavone. “But if you don't subscribe to Catholic teaching, have the honesty and integrity to say that you are no longer Catholic. But don't try to have it both ways. That's a game children play, not adults.
He pointed out that over the last few years the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated several times that Catholics for a Free Choice is not a Catholic organization and it does not represent the Church.
Fr. Pavone said Kissling’s comments on abortion could be addressed even without discussions on the Catholic faith.