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Eyeball_Kid

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7. To my knowledge, the CC does NOT believe
Fri May 13, 2022, 03:16 PM
May 2022

that life begins at conception. It declares that a fetus is POTENTIAL human life that only begins when God infuses a fetus with a soul. The CC can only estimate when that moment occurs. Aquinas believed in the notion that a soul is infused when the fetus becomes viable, or capable of independent functioning. The evangelicals inundated the Christian world with the revisionist notion that human life begins at conception. Some sects of the CC have also adopted that view.

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Eric Swalwell tweet: [View all] tblue37 May 2022 OP
K & R . . . Lovie777 May 2022 #1
Keep repeating this at every opportunity. MontanaMama May 2022 #2
Absolutely! SheltieLover May 2022 #3
K&R Bayard May 2022 #4
The Catholic Church does not officially accept that a fetus is alive and has a soul csziggy May 2022 #5
To my knowledge, the CC does NOT believe Eyeball_Kid May 2022 #7
Inconsistent philosophy is a hallmark of the RC church. BarbD May 2022 #8
From the Vatican Playbook...the Catechism AngryOldDem May 2022 #10
The problem here is that the tweet is entirely incorrect FBaggins May 2022 #14
When we had our first child die during an emergency c-section Bettie May 2022 #20
Truth Leith May 2022 #6
But these kids were already born. AngryOldDem May 2022 #9
Republicans believe kids' lives are precious. sop May 2022 #13
Rt TY Rep Swalwell gets to the Cha May 2022 #11
Good point, Rep. Swalwell... Upthevibe May 2022 #12
I wish that I could recommend this tweet a thousand times...... California Kid May 2022 #15
Nailed it! dlk May 2022 #16
Love Rep. Swalwell! Evolve Dammit May 2022 #17
I love him. samplegirl May 2022 #18
Absolutely spot on! niyad May 2022 #19
Kick BlueWavePsych May 2022 #21
K&R Solly Mack May 2022 #22
Criminalizing women is right lindysalsagal May 2022 #23
KnR MiHale May 2022 #24
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