I have a question for Atlas's pro-lifers..

[KEmperor]

What if Mary aborted Jesus? Think about that.

World history from then on doesn't resemble ours at all. For one, Rome probably endures like China.

While I despise religion, it was not the main reason for the fall of the western empire.

[KEmperor]

Abortion is wrong. Plain and Simple.



(Exceptions:Mother's life is in danger, Incest.

No it's not. What is wrong is overpopulation.

Easy for you to say since you are no longer in your moms stomach. I think you would be singing a different tune if you were.

Actually, oral sex cannot produce pregnancies.

Clearly you are doing it wrong.

[KEmperor]

The Catholic belief is that non-baptised children go to purgatory, that would include miscarriages.

I'm likely to be mistaken, but didn't the Vatican recently (perhaps a year or so ago) announce that this belief was no longer valid?

Buh-buh-but, this is supposed to be the infallible word of God!!! How can mere mortals pick and choose what to believe?!

Statements from the Vatican and the word of God are 2 different things.

Not according to Catholics.

[KEmperor]

purgatory is not limbo.  Souls in purgatory are cleansed and then go to Heaven.

Limbo was in effect during the Old Testament when the gates of Heaven were closed to humans, between original sin and the death of Christ.  Moses, etc., went to Limbo until Jesus's death, and then went to Heaven.  Souls don't go to Limbo anymore.

Retcons are fun, aren't they?

[KEmperor]

Buh-buh-but, this is supposed to be the infallible word of God!!! How can mere mortals pick and choose what to believe?!

It's not picking and choosing.  It's a transcending of a command to a principle - clearly Jesus told us that not every OT commandment applied (eye for eye, tooth for tooth --> turn the other cheek), and some commandments were upgraded (committing adultery --> even thinking about a woman in an adulterous manner)

Sounds like you need to run a virus scan too.