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March 9, 2021
Thomas J. Stillman
San Francisco
It was interesting to read the letter from Marie Zahn on one page and the article regarding pro-life by Sister M. Carol Baetz on the next in the Feb. 25, 2021, issue of Catholic San Francisco.
I have encountered too many Catholics who hold on to that one thing regarding a candidate: Do they oppose abortion? These same Catholics have no problem with the death penalty, which is essentially condoned murder by the state.
Donald Trump may oppose abortion now but given his past lifestyle as a womanizer and patron of prostitutes, I have no doubt he has paid for an abortion for one of his dalliances or for one of his sons’ “mistakes.” If Donald Trump were truly pro-life, he would have intervened in February 2020, to avoid the deaths of over half a million people directly due to COVID-19 as well as deaths indirectly caused by the pandemic. He would not have separated children from their families at the border. He would have shown compassion to those trying to escape persecution in their countries. He would not have caused the deaths of five people by inciting riots on Jan. 6, 2021.
It is unbelievable that people would support such an immoral human as Trump for his position on abortion, when he has told (per the Washington Post) 30,573 lies; has shown racist tendencies; has no compassion for his fellow human; and is basically an evil individual.
Further, the path to outlawing abortions is a waste of time. It will not happen in Congress or in many legislative houses of our states. Instead, we need to teach women and men to respect their bodies and understand the consequences of their actions. If the church would enter the 21st century and acknowledge the benefits of condoms and other methods, abortions as birth control would be viewed as an unpopular option.
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