Pro-life Democrat to colleague, ‘There’s no way you can be Catholic and be pro-choice’
BY BEN JOHNSON
- Thu Aug 08, 2013 18:45 EST
AUSTIN, TX, August 8, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholic legislators who believe they can leave their faith outside the voting booth have been the bane of the church’s hierarchy for a generation. Now, the bishops are hearing their message repeated by an unexpected source: A liberal Democratic lawmaker in Texas who says no true Catholic can support abortion on demand.
Texas State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, said he recently told a fellow Catholic Democrat, “There’s no way you can be Catholic and be pro-choice.” His only regret was the wording, saying he should have told State Senator Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston. “If you’re Catholic, based on the [Church’s] teachings, you should be pro-life.”
Lucio, who was sworn into his first elective office in 1971, has been willing to do more than talk about being pro-life. When the 20-week fetal pain abortion ban came up for a vote before the state senate, Lucio was the only Democrat to vote yes. And when Governor Rick Perry signed the bill into law, Lucio was the only Democrat at his side. The retiring Republican said in a statement, “Sen. Lucio is a tireless advocate for the citizens of South Texas who puts his faith before party lines as he works to improve lives for future Texans.”
Unlike many who voted for the bill out of concern for women’s health, Lucio says he voted yes in order to curb abortion outright and perhaps encourage adoption.
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