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Monday 25 May 2015

Catholic Bishops appeal to rescued pregnant women not to consider abortion

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have appealed to rescued women who are pregnant for Boko Haram members not to consider abortion. The Catholic Bishops, under the aegis "Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN spoke through the Chairman, Health Committee of the CBCN, Most Reverend Anselm Umoren at a press conference in Abuja today May 25th.

The Bishops in their submission, said the life of every baby was distinct from that of the parents. They insisted that aborting such children amounted to visiting the sin of the terrorists, who impregnated the women, on the innocent child.

62 comments:

AbokiDaWarriBoy said...

Preach it bishop, I support every words u say.

Unknown said...

Will the bishop take care of the children.. They said the don't want to keep it let them be ooo

STERN said...

It's easy to say right?

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said..
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Like somebody said, a priest does not have say in a matter of this nature bcos he is not married neither will he ever be married to one and most importantly he is not a woman.... I rest my case, the ladies involve should be allowed to do whatever they think is their best choice.. Simple.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Yep just like my church, I don't support the killing of the Holy innocent.
They never made the decision to be fathered by a terrorist, the life of every human is precious.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

Dis bishop wants dem to give birth to fresh BH membas...joor o.make dem abort am,God go undastand

ZeeZee said...

Na wa oo. So they should keep the babies? What are the chances that the kids would grow up to be model citizens?

destinysweet said...

Abeg make dem abort dem as long as d girls re comfortable wit it!


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Unknown said...

OK They should keep the pregnancy and a new and more deadly generation of boko haram.

Davido's driver said...

It Is a sin. Lindaobserve

Davido's driver said...

Will they adopt?

Unknown said...

y wuld dey wnt to abort dem..dat dey re boko haram children does nt make dem boko haram..abeg dey shuld live the innocent children alone..#whayahsay#

Unknown said...

Both sides are right, but it's still the woman's decision to keep the baby.
But the women should try and forget about abortion, even in their situation is still a sin.

Unknown said...

This is difficult to judge cos I were in their shoes I ll do desame thing.

Unknown said...

Are they going to train the children? Kmt!

Unknown said...

True talk "aborting such children amounted to visiting the sin of the terrorists, who impregnated the women, on the innocent child".

Anonymous said...

Bull crap! Are they willing to take care of the babies, or explain to them that their fathers were terrorists who raped and assaulted their mothers? or that they are very the products of sorrow and shame? #letthechildrendecide

MamaWhat??? said...

Omg...well, that's a hard to do right there though

knowurway.com said...

They should stop that talk joor, I am a catholic member and I don't take any nonsense @ all, they should abort all the bastards baby strait. Becos I don't want those bastards babys to become something else tomorrow in Nigeria! What's nonsense talk is that!

Unknown said...

Yes,its wrong 2 do that. This situation is hard anyway. They might end up hating the children if they bear them. Cos their sight alone will always bring back bad memoirs!

Unknown said...

Hmmm like seriously. Is this some kind of joke or what. What they have in their bellies are monsters. Nobody shud tell them to keep them abeg#veryabsurd

Subomi said...

hold on, just checking, are these the chibok girls ?

Unknown said...

They're absolutely right.....

ELENA (HER MAJESTY) said...

Mtcheeeew.
We always holier than the pope himself.
So who would cater 4d women and their kids huh?
Except the bishop is ready to re enburse them financially.
Besides those babies if left to be birthed wouldn't know love cos they'd be a constant reminder of the nightmare the women passed through

snowflix said...

Not that easy tho cos in as much as I don't support abortion but at this point if I were in their shoes I might wanna consider the act. But nevertheless I go with the opinion of the bishops #onelovefromsnow#

yourstrulyblogposts.blogspot.com said...

This is a difficult sutuation - the Lord is their strength

Anonymous said...

Delicate topic

Mr_SouL Get Naija Twitter/IG followers/7AB109CB said...

We said Bishop, but It's really sad

Unknown said...

I'm a christian and a genuine one at that and also a medical student and I absolutely think and support the action of abortion for these kids because of the following reasons:
1. These kids were molested in the most obscene of places and I believed rape and even if one idiot wants to claim "Concensuality"....pls what do they know.
2. These kids av gone through so much trauma psychologically and physically even emotionally. Spiritually sef join.
3. If they are below the ages of 18,then their parents should be consulted on their behalf and I honestly pray that d parents think about all the factors both present and future consequences and if they are willing to handle it and if their daughter is ready for it.
4. These kids have their whole life before them, they don't need a reminder of the worst times of their lives ever even after undergoing counseling,the child wil serve as a reminder.
5. Medically, is their organ mature enough to carry a foetus through out d intrauterine life and is there a guaranteed chance of safe delivery without complications.
6. Have they been tested to know if there is any disease or sickness they have that they can pass on to their kids.
7. These kids might grow up to hate the choice their parents made to keep d child now consider the child's feeling. Just ask to know what she thinks but still make d final unbiased decision
8. Can they afford to take care of the children or will it be just increasing the uncatered population hence producing more touts.
9. Just put urself in their shoes, what would u do? Sincerely honestly.
10. In the early stages, the foetus is still no more than blood and If it makes u feel any better, the baby isn't fired yet so u aren't exactly taking a life. But I Pray God helps U to make the right decision. Amen

Anonymous said...

I am against abortion but in the case of rape, I honestly do not have an opinion. The decision is up to the woman. My question is this, would the Catholic Church take up the full responsibility in bringing up these children?

Unknown said...

Oga u want bastards to born to dis world. Sins of the father will always hunt them

Anonymous said...

Easy for them to say

Unknown said...

They're talking bullshit... Those women said they don't want those babies and that's their decision that needs to be respected... Catholic Church can support gay but not abortion?.. Then they're one very confused religion sect...!

unknown said...

Abortion is never an option to consider, but I wld never blame those who want to do so. As innocent as the babies are, they will always serve as constant reminders of the horrors that the women faced while in captivity. These women were raped by not just one but several men, used as sex slaves,.... They really need lots of prayers for them to get themselves again.

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

As expected na

Blog It With Olivia said...

They shldnt abort?
Hmmmmmm



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Anonymous said...

Its easy to bring religion into it when you were not the one brutally raped by savage terrorists! The hypocrisy of the catholic church is on another level.

Jojo said...

They said the truth but pls let's be realistic. If I'm d one I will abort that pregnancy asap

Anonymous said...

Yes, I am against abortions. Thanks bishops

ary said...

Abeg, I am Catholic and even me will remove that baby.

Unknown said...

Well said!

James said...

These people and their high horses. Will they pay for the children's expenses through their lives? They'll say "God will provide" but the fact is, even believers wallow in poverty.

Yes, the children are innocent, which is why the mothers should be allowed the choice to abort them, to spare them from a world where the mothers regret their birth and would find them difficult to love.

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmmmm are the bishops goin to take care of them?

Anonymous said...

Okay o we done hear Una opinion, I will be happy when I hear that they will also adopt and take care of all these children. Because am sure that the children would be a constant reminder of how the Mother was raped by members of the terrorists group.

Anonymous said...

eeya....na wa o!

Naijarian said...

They should have suggested that the children be given to them when they're born. How do you force a woman to take care of a child that is the product of rape? The catholic bishops should set up machineries for the adoption of the children rather than just to tell the women not to abort.

Unknown said...

I don't know what to say on dis matter biko. Linda take note!

ASAMPOKOTO said...

You people cannot be this stupid. Really!

ASAMPOKOTO said...

Is genevieves daughter not normal? Unbelievable.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm

Unknown said...

Hmmm, me I don't know wat to and it will be a sin on my side.

blossom said...

may God help us... i pity them sha....pls linda take note

Anonymous said...

Cool... Snce abortion is a sin,the church elders nd GOs can adopt d children.... Afterall,Christianity preaches luv. Lets start frm here.

Unknown said...

Hmmmmmmmm that Pilot Officer is ma senior in secondary so proud of him.......Abortion na wa oooh, killing future leaders is a very bad tin oooh

Anonymous said...

Keeping the pregnancy will only continue to remind them of what they went through in hands of this deadly group.

sleek said...

@anon12:36, u spoke my mind. God bless u for that comment

Unknown said...

Fool

Aunty gwegzzz.... said...

Don't mind them...its really easy to say.

Aunty gwegzzz.... said...

I couldn't agree less...

Aunty gwegzzz.... said...

Sharrap! Like u can adopt any of them..mtcheewew

Aunty gwegzzz.... said...

I tell u!

Mrs CJ said...

Are you alright?
Where did you see Catholic church supporting gays?
Hian
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