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But if Justice Scalia was slamming the Church's position on
abortion,you and other Comrades would be singing the praises
of his courage and wisdom.

"- Vox Populi �" wrote:

> Scalia challenges Catholic church
>
> February 4, 2002 Posted: 9:23 PM EST (0223 GMT)
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday criticized his church's
> position against the death penalty, saying that Catholic judges who believe capital
> punishment is wrong should resign.
>
> The devout Roman Catholic said after giving it "serious thought" he could not agree with
> the church's stand on the issue.
>
> Scalia questioned the church's opposition to the death penalty late last month at a
> conference on the subject in Chicago. He was asked about it again Monday at Georgetown
> University, a Catholic school.
>
> The Vatican under Pope John Paul II has been strongly anti-death penalty, and the pope has
> personally appealed to leaders to commute death sentences. In 1999, he said capital
> punishment, abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide are part of a "culture of death."
>
> Scalia told Georgetown students that the church has a much longer history of endorsing
> capital punishment.
>
> "No authority that I know of denies the 2,000-year-old tradition of the church approving
> capital punishment," he said. "I don't see why there's been a change."
>
> Scalia, a father of nine, including one priest, attended Georgetown as an undergraduate
> and later taught there as a visiting professor. He talked about the cultural move away
> from faith before answering questions from students.
>
> In Chicago on January 25, Scalia said, "In my view, the choice for the judge who believes
> the death penalty to be immoral is resignation rather than simply ignoring duly enacted
> constitutional laws and sabotaging the death penalty." His remarks were transcribed by the
> event sponsor, the Pew Forum.
>
> Scalia said Monday that "any Catholic jurist (with such concerns) ... would have to
> resign."
>
> "You couldn't function as a judge," he said.
>
> Some in the crowd applauded when a female student asked Scalia to reconcile his religious
> beliefs with his capital punishment votes on the court. Scalia, 65, is one of the court's
> most conservative members and has consistently upheld capital cases.
>
> Freshman Sean Kiernan said later that he was disappointed that Scalia talked about the
> importance of his religion, then took a stand contradicting the church. "I don't think
> it's correct," he said.
>
> "He's got a lot of courage and conviction," said Stephen Feiler, the student who organized
> the event to celebrate Jesuit heritage.
>
> --
>
> "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly,
> to interfere with the institution of slavery
> in the States where it exists. I believe
> I have no right to do so,  and I have
> no inclination to do so."
>            - Pres. Abraham Lincoln 1861

Duh!  Just like I'm sure Justice Scalia doesn't want Catholic judges
who are against abortion to step down.

On Thu, 07 Feb 2002 09:54:52 -0500, Not Your Average Joe
<sickofspam@mailbox.com> wrote:

>But if Justice Scalia was slamming the Church's position on
>abortion,you and other Comrades would be singing the praises
>of his courage and wisdom.
>
>"- Vox Populi ©" wrote:
>
>> Scalia challenges Catholic church
>>
>> February 4, 2002 Posted: 9:23 PM EST (0223 GMT)
>>
>> WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday criticized his church's
>> position against the death penalty, saying that Catholic judges who believe capital
>> punishment is wrong should resign.
>>
>> The devout Roman Catholic said after giving it "serious thought" he could not agree with
>> the church's stand on the issue.
>>
>> Scalia questioned the church's opposition to the death penalty late last month at a
>> conference on the subject in Chicago. He was asked about it again Monday at Georgetown
>> University, a Catholic school.
>>
>> The Vatican under Pope John Paul II has been strongly anti-death penalty, and the pope has
>> personally appealed to leaders to commute death sentences. In 1999, he said capital
>> punishment, abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide are part of a "culture of death."
>>
>> Scalia told Georgetown students that the church has a much longer history of endorsing
>> capital punishment.
>>
>> "No authority that I know of denies the 2,000-year-old tradition of the church approving
>> capital punishment," he said. "I don't see why there's been a change."
>>
>> Scalia, a father of nine, including one priest, attended Georgetown as an undergraduate
>> and later taught there as a visiting professor. He talked about the cultural move away
>> from faith before answering questions from students.
>>
>> In Chicago on January 25, Scalia said, "In my view, the choice for the judge who believes
>> the death penalty to be immoral is resignation rather than simply ignoring duly enacted
>> constitutional laws and sabotaging the death penalty." His remarks were transcribed by the
>> event sponsor, the Pew Forum.
>>
>> Scalia said Monday that "any Catholic jurist (with such concerns) ... would have to
>> resign."
>>
>> "You couldn't function as a judge," he said.
>>
>> Some in the crowd applauded when a female student asked Scalia to reconcile his religious
>> beliefs with his capital punishment votes on the court. Scalia, 65, is one of the court's
>> most conservative members and has consistently upheld capital cases.
>>
>> Freshman Sean Kiernan said later that he was disappointed that Scalia talked about the
>> importance of his religion, then took a stand contradicting the church. "I don't think
>> it's correct," he said.
>>
>> "He's got a lot of courage and conviction," said Stephen Feiler, the student who organized
>> the event to celebrate Jesuit heritage.
>>
>> --
>>
>> "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly,
>> to interfere with the institution of slavery
>> in the States where it exists. I believe
>> I have no right to do so,  and I have
>> no inclination to do so."
>>            - Pres. Abraham Lincoln 1861