An authentically Catholic consistent life ethic means treating prenatal children as the equivalent of every other human being.

“This is a time to say, ‘Yes, let’s speak about the hunger...for the presence of God.’ This is the moment, and I think the bishops want to do that. But some of our pastoral leaders are making it difficult.”

The parish council at the Jesuit-run Holy Trinity Catholic Church released a statement saying that the church “will not deny the Eucharist to persons presenting themselves to receive it.”

Vatican sources said that during the meeting they “touched on all the hot button issues, including the situation in the Middle East, the Holy Land and China.”

If you're thinking about leaving, your feelings are valid. But the biggest thing you could do in response to this is go receive the Eucharist.

Accusations and implications of hypocrisy have been easy to find on all sides of this controversy.