Camosy v. Garnett by MSW. MGB: Garnett is absolutely wrong, because the nature of the abortion law is not legislative, but judicial. Catholic politicians are not responsible directly nor indirectly for it, nor are Catholic voters - precisely because no federal judge can be directed by the Church to come up with the moral result based solely on the teaching of the Church. If, indeed, the six Catholic justices felt any kind of pressure to comply with the hierarchy's wishes on this matter, they would be forced to recuse themselves from the case and the Papal Nuncio would have to either fire the offending hierarch or be expelled for countenancing sedition.
If the Church cannot directly act in this matter, it certainly cannot require Catholic politicians or voters to do so either. To put it bluntly, the entire pro-life cause is a bit of a farce if overturning Roe (other than by constitutional amendment) is its begining and ending (and the amendment has no chance of ever passing - nor should it - because of its effect on equal protection law in cases of miscarriage). The fact that no Catholic politician has properly schooled the hierarchy on this is a testiment to their moral cowardice in dealing with the bishops and the voters who might still care what the bishops think. Catholic commenters, present company included, who allow the Church to continue their delusion are just as bad.
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