Excommunicated Doctor Hailed As Hero at Women's Health Conference

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Excommunicated Doctor Hailed As Hero at Women's Health Conference

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Brazilian Minister of Health Jose Gomes Temporao

Brazilian Minister of Health Jose Gomes Temporao called on those in attendance at a national convention on women's health he hosted to acknowledge the "brilliant" work of the team of doctors who helped a 9-year-old girl abort twins. The doctor received a standing ovation.

As previously reported, the girl was found to be about 4 months pregnant after complaining of severe stomach pains. She became pregnant after being repeatedly raped by her stepfather who was apprehended and is now being held by Brazilian authorities.

Regional Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho excommunicated the medical team involved in the procedure and the child's mother, but not the step father accused of rape saying, "A graver act than rape is abortion, to eliminate an innocent life." The Vatican has since supported his decision.

Temporao has been very vocal in his criticism of the church and recently said doctors must put law before religion. "The question posed is very simple. There is a Brazilian law which states that a pregnancy can be interrupted in case of rape," Temporao said, "It is legitimate for the church to have its dogmas, but these dogmas must not be imposed on society as a whole," he continued.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also weighed in on the matter, questioning Sobrinho's decision and saying, "As a Christian and a Catholic, I find it deeply lamentable that a bishop of the Catholic Church has such a conservative attitude. In this case, the medical profession was more right than the church."

 

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I wonder how many of you libtards actually use critical thinking in looking at this case? Or are you incapable of this type of thinking? Most of you are offended by Capital Punishment- Right? Let’s try something new? I don’t think Brazil has the death penalty. So how many of you would agree that this deviant step-father should be executed by the state? Why? While I'm sorry Brazil does not have the death penalty, I could not agree with the state taking him out and executing him. Why? Because if you make up the laws as you go along, you don’t have the "Rule of Law” running things. You have Mob Rule. So let’s see what the Bishop did. According to the Roman Catholic “Rule of Law”- Those involved with abortion are automatically excommunicated, whether the church officially does it or not. Now if you don’t like that, you are free to join one of the churches that accept abortion. If you are a Rapist whether of adults or small children, according to the Roman Catholic “Rule of Law” you are not automatically excommunicated. This does not mean that you have not committed a Grave Sin. So the only thing that the Bishop did was follow the existing Catholic “Rule of Law”. I don’t support the scum step-father and it is too bad Brazil does not have a death-penalty for this type of crime. But it does not. So you Libtards ask yourself if you would want the state to execute this lowlife? And if not, why not? As for the RC priest-pedophile comments- Again if you Libtards looked at the record, you would find that priests mostly molesting teenage boys/seminarians are not pedophiles (sexually molesting kids younger than 10 yrs old) but HOMOSEXUAL Men attracted to teenagers. But then that would offend your view of homosexuals so the term Pedophile priests lets you keep your illusions. I'm not saying I fully agree with the Bishop's decision but I do understand it. I don't think any of you will understand what I'm saying but at least I tried.
And the Catholic Church wonders why there are fewer and fewer Catholics in the world! They are leaving because of this kind of behavior from the Vatican. I question why The Church is leaving the rapist alone -- after excommunicating the distraught mother and doctors who performed the emergency abortion to save the 9-year-old girl's life -- and allowing the rapist stepfather to say in good-standing with The church? The Vatican has confirmed that he will NOT be excommunicated. Ethic Soup blog has suggested a theory: "The many, many pedophile priests in the Catholic Church must feel a bond with the rapist." Is there another explanation that makes more sense? You can read the article at: http://www.ethicsoup.com/2009/03/abortion-saves-raped-9yearold-girls-life-vatican-excommunicates-furor-among-brazils-catholics.html
Hola Sharon, That is the exact reason!!!!!!! The "Holy" R.C.Church is protecting the actions of it's own in making this decision. As a child who suffered at the hands of my own GODFATHER, mis parientes went to the church of my Baptism + reported that they wanted his name stricken from my Baptismal Cert.. They said; "No, we must forgive!". FOCK THAT!!!!!!!!!! This IS but many of the reasons people are leaving the church. Cuidate!!!!!!!
This is such a sad case, when you have a church undermining the severity of rape and protecting the rights of a sick pervert you have wonder where it's priorities are. I am sad that the pregnancy had to be terminated but I also realize the extenuating circumstances.
What about excommunicating the step father who raped the little girl????
Bravo to the Doctor who performed the abortion!!! Thanks for letting me have my say, TD :)
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