2272. Formal cooperation in an abortion constitutes a grave offense.
The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. “A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,”76 “by the very commission of the offense,”77 and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.78 The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
262. Is it possible to be saved without Baptism?
579. What is the place of the Our Father in the Scriptures?
513. What is the meaning of work?
351. What are the sacramentals?
229. Why are the sacraments efficacious?
294. Why is the Eucharist a “pledge of future glory”?
211. How can we help the souls being purified in purgatory?
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How important is God’s love to our lives, according to 1 John 4:8?
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The Light of the World: Jesus is the light that illuminates the darkness (John 8:12)
