NEW YORK, July 21, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, has words for people who claim to be Catholic but attempt to push an agenda which is anti-Catholic. A recent press release from the misnamed group ‘Catholics for a Free Choice’, claims “faithful practicing Catholics” are not obliged to “follow church positions on issues like abortion, contraception, access to reproductive health services, end of life decision-making, the death penalty and gay rights.”
“Our response is simple,” said Fr. Pavone.“Nobody is forced to be a Catholic, 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.”
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