The Post prints another letter from an informed Catholic

But this is about the extent of it. They occasionally print responses in the Letters section, but rarely with the Post allot valuable space for an article which deals with issues from a truly Catholic perspective. More often than not, the Post relies on people who exhibit a fundamentally flawed perspective on Catholic teachings.

We should rejoice everytime the Post permits a letter to be published from a person who presents an informed Catholic response to issues. Today we have such a response from Rocco Russo Jr. of St. Charles:

Church's teaching

The headline of Gary Siegel's Oct. 11 article, "A Catholic's first duty: Follow your conscience," was right on the money. Unfortunately, that is where it ended. Talk about flawed!

I am a Catholic father of seven children. One of my sons is an Army reservist stationed in Baghdad risking his life trying to help the Iraqi people defend themselves and hold a democratic election. He is not there for the purpose of killing innocent children.

If Siegel had done a little more research on our faith's teaching about conscience and abortion, he would know that the first duty is to make decisions based on an informed conscience. He must have missed that class. Had he not done that, he would know that there is an exception for saving the life of the expectant mother. It is based on self-defense.

Rocco Russo Jr.
St. Charles

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