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  2. Abortion and the Catholic Church in the United States

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    Following the 1968 publication of Humanae Vitae, an encyclical by Pope Paul VI that expressly forbade abortion and most methods of birth control [9] and that sowed controversy within the church over its restatement of the prohibition on birth control, [10] Catholic bishops in the United States started to stress anti-abortion views as a central facet of Catholic identity and preached against ...

  3. Catholic Church and abortion - Wikipedia

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    The official teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992 oppose all forms of abortion procedures whose direct purpose is to destroy a zygote, blastocyst, embryo or fetus, since it holds that "human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.

  4. Abortion statistics in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A study by the National Institute of Health in the United States found that of the Obstetrician-Gynecologists that provide abortions, more identified as Protestant than Catholic. [20] However, data from the 20th century shows that women who receive abortions are more likely to be Catholic than Protestant. [21]

  5. History of Christian thought on abortion - Wikipedia

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    Several historians have written that prior to the 19th century most Catholic authors did not regard termination of pregnancy before "quickening" or "ensoulment" as an abortion. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] [ 57 ] In the 13th century, physician and cleric Peter of Spain wrote a book called Thesaurus Pauperum ( Treasure of the Poor ) containing a long list of ...

  6. Catholic Church in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    South America, historically Catholic, has experienced a large Evangelical and Pentecostal infusion in the 20th century due to the influx of Christian missionaries from abroad. For example: Brazil , South America's largest country, is the largest Catholic country in the world, and at the same time is the largest Evangelical country in the world ...

  7. 20th-century history of the Catholic Church in the United ...

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    Al Smith. In 1928, Al Smith became the first Roman Catholic to gain a major party's nomination for president, and his religion became an issue during the campaign.Many Protestants feared that Smith would take orders from church leaders in Rome in making decisions affecting the country.

  8. Pope to allow all priests to forgive abortion during Holy Year

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    Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church's upcoming Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions, in the Argentine pontiff's latest move towards ...

  9. History of the Catholic Church in the United States - Wikipedia

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    San Miguel Mission, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, established in 1610, is the oldest church in the United States.. The Catholic Church in the United States began in the colonial era, but by the mid-1800s, most of the Spanish, French, and Mexican influences had demographically faded in importance, with Protestant Americans moving west and taking over many formerly Catholic regions.