Reply #104: 1) War is not forbidden by the Catholic Church (though it's not

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considered good, either, particularly in modern times.

2) Abortion IS completely forbidden by the Catholic Church.

3) Four Catholic bishops have said they will deny Communion to Catholic politicians who vote in support of legalized abortion. This affects the dioceses of Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, and one in New Mexico.

4) Whatever talk is going on in PA, apparently no PA bishop has taken any action on this.

5) You keep saying "they" are targeting pro-choice Dems and not pro-choice Repubs in PA but giving no evidence. Perhaps it's Republicans who are Catholic laity or not even Catholic who are doing this? I can't say without some evidence to look at.

6) So far, I see no evidence that tax status should be reconsidered. Churches have a right to tell their members what to believe. It's a tough choice for Catholic politicians, but no one ever said being Catholic or any sort of Christian was easy. Jesus made it pretty clear that following Him was supposed to be difficult.