By Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow, July 22, 2021
A defender of women and life says two recent situations in New Mexico show that Catholic bishops are not on the same page when it comes to politics and morality.
Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces recently denied state Senator Joe Cervantes (D) communion because of his track record on life issues. According to Elisa Martinez of the New Mexico Alliance for Life, the senator has voted in favor of assisted suicide and of strong laws supporting abortion.
“He’s taken these votes, I think, for the last four or five years that we’ve tried to introduce just some common sense legislation to protect life, to restore parental involvement,” Martinez accounts. “In fact, the latest piece of legislation that this particular senator supported also removed conscience protections for pro-life medical professionals.”
Bishop Baldacchino had warned Senator Cervantes and offered to meet with him about it, but Cervantes refused.
Meanwhile in Albuquerque, there is a priest who appears to be on the senator’s side. …