Tough Aspects of Our Faith
I was reading This is The Faith by Canon Francis Ripley. On page 82, in regard to the Fifth Commandment, it says:
Abortion,which is willful murder committed before a child's birth. Often disguised as "termination of pregnancy,"it deprives a child of heaven forever.(emphasis added) It is punished by the Church by excommunication.
Before I go on, let me add this disclosure, the purpose of this little blog isn't to dispute whether or not unbaptised babies do or don't get to heaven(EENS). Just to say I read this and thought "whoa".
When I read this to my husband and later to my brother, they were both aghast. "I do not think God would deny little babies heaven when it is not their fault..." I am wondering if it may be dangerous to say otherwise. I mean we cannot begin to understand how far reaching the consequences of abortion is (or any sin for that matter). I think the point is it is prudent to weigh all the consequences of one's actions before they take place, and to teach that this could be a very real consequence-not just the obvious consequence of death.
