Catholic Fire

Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput and Denver’s Auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley have issued a statement insisting that Catholic teaching holds that human life is sacred from the moment of fertilization, calling claims insisting otherwise, reportedly made by the governor of Colorado, “bad theology and bad public policy.” Governor Bill Ritter, who is Catholic, on Tuesday commented on the Colorado ballot measure Amendment 48, which would define personhood as beginning at conception. He reportedly said: “My understanding is that there are things about calling a fertilized egg a person that do not square with Church doctrine.” “This is false,” Denver’s bishops said in a Wednesday statement. “Catholic teaching holds that human life is sacred from the moment of fertilization, commonly called ‘conception,’ to the moment of natural death. “Separating a ‘fertilized egg’ from the dignity of human personhood is bad theology and bad public policy. And Catholic public officials should know bet...

While Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter announced his opposition to amendment 48, one protester was arrested for his peaceful protest of the event by an out-of-control, undercover state trooper. The plain-clothes trooper didn't identify himself as such until the very moment of arrest. (Shorter version of prolifeprotest's clip) Warning: Strong Language by Undercover State Trouper. Pro-Abort Governor Opposes Colorado's Personhood Amendment DENVER -- Colorado's anti-abortion governor is asking voters to reject a constitutional amendment on this fall's ballot that could end abortion rights. Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter announced Tuesday that he opposes Amendment 48 , a first-in-the-nation measure that would change the state's constitution to declare that a fertilized egg is a person . "I do believe it is bad policy, bad medicine and bad law," Ritter said. Ritter is "personally opposed" to abortion except in case of rape, incest or medical emergency, but he ...