Two quick things from Mass yesterday

[kaberett]

1. CN: abortion; suicide. My attitude to abortion is pretty much the same as my abortion to suicide, as it turns out, namely: both are going to happen, so let's in addition to efforts to minimise their occurrence through compassion and support support people's agency and make sure they're available in the safest and kindest ways possible.
   
2. We are all of us sinners, and as tempting as it is to believe that it's possible to devise a timeless set of rules that if followed precisely will keep us pure, unblemished, etc, unfortunately the world's a bit more complicated than that and you're going to have to think and you're going to have to make decisions and you're going to have to act according to your lights as best you know how having assimilated and contemplated information being fed you; following rules without heart does no-one any good, but just because no single set of rules that will work absolutely in all cases exists does not mean that you don't have to try, or that it's okay to not wash your hands. Compare and contrast: we're all *ist, there's no single absolute set of rules that applies in all situations, you've got to think critically about what you're doing and act as best you can work out, ...

Comments

[davidgillon]

Makes sense to me. x2

[sylvaine]

Your attitude is my attitude.

[batdina]

yes and yes.

[pipisafoat]

yes

[hairyears]

Yes, this:

...Both are going to happen, so let's in addition to efforts to minimise their occurrence through compassion and support support people's agency and make sure they're available in the safest and kindest ways possible.


...And I would observe that those who seek comfort in the simplicity of rules sever themselves from redemption when they allow their rules to displace compassion.