More Clarification from L’Osservatore Romano
From a June 5 (unsigned) notice in L’Osservatore Romano, posted June 6, by John Thavis of the Catholic News Service (CNS blog):
Obviously the Holy See and L’Osservatore Romano have been, are and will be fully at the side of the U.S. bishops in their commitment in favor of the inviolability of human life in whatever stage of its existence.
Other interpretations have no foundation, especially those that have wanted to use the newspaper’s articles to make it appear that the teachings of the U.S. episcopate on the inherent evil of abortion were an exercise in partisan politics, supposedly in contrast with a different strategy of the Holy See.
This is welcome, but rather belated news. I’ll let the American Papist do the talking as he issues a challenge to certain Catholics who were claiming that the Vatican disagreed with the policy of the U.S. bishops of abortion.
The Catholic News Service has also noted that, although it was widely believed that Obama would meed with Benedict XVI this July, while the President is visiting Rome, no meeting with the Pope has yet been scheduled.
Hmmm.
