Comments on: Catholic bishops urge politicians to focus on real issues not trivia https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2023/10/10/catholic-bishops-urge-politicians-to-focus-on-real-issues-not-trivia/ The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:26:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 By: Gregory https://nzcatholic.org.nz/2023/10/10/catholic-bishops-urge-politicians-to-focus-on-real-issues-not-trivia/#comment-97220 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:26:48 +0000 https://nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=27301#comment-97220 The political Overton window of New Zealand is now centered on Legal. Abortion. Up. To. Birth (oh, and non-resuscitation after unwanted birth), Euthanasia, and various gender perspectives. This is rock solid policy not really debatable in the public square. These are issues that were unthinkable and radical until very recently.
There were about 13000 abortions in 2021. About 23% were Maori, about 50% Pakeha.
The NZ road death toll is often between 240-280 per year.

Mitigating the effects of climate change are certainly important but the secular world is already travelling in that direction. So, for a disciple it’s a Cross of Balsa.

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