.- In a recent column for the newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, Archbishop José H. Gomez, clarified that though abortion is often painted as a Catholic issue, it is "a matter of fundamental human rights" that must be recognized by our leaders.
Though the abortion issue is not merely a "Catholic" one, Archbishop Gomez began in his column, "it is an essential element of the Catholic faith" and the Church's position on the subject must be clarified due to recent "misleading statements," such as whether or not "the question of when life begins is 'a matter of faith'."
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