A Catholic's Case Against Amy Coney Barrett
It may be tempting to focus primarily on Amy Coney Barrett’s membership in People of Praise. But we shouldn’t. As a Catholic, I find that organization to be concerning and her involvement, maybe also concerning. Its charismatic practices are certainly out of line with mainstream Catholicism. And its, authoritarian, often cult-like operation raises important questions, especially when one considers its view on wifely submission to her husband. Her involvement raises questions that do need to be discussed that will be touched on below. As someone who attends Mass on a regular basis, I do not see that within the creed of my Church.
But the main issue before us is, would an Associate Justice Barrett use her position to deny religious freedom to others?
This question goes to heart of reproductive rights. Judge Barrett has made it quite clear that she not only opposes abortion (describing it as “always immoral”) but also artificial birth control. Since she also believes that there are circumstances in which prior U.S. Supreme Court precedent can be overturned. This would apply not only to Roe v. Wade, but therefore possibly Griswold v. the State of Connecticut as well.
The issue with the Barrett nomination for me as a Catholic is quite simple: I choose to dissent from my Church on certain issues such as choice, birth control and embryonic stem cell research. Judge Barrett, on the other hand, follows a more orthodox approach to the Church. That is her right to do so. It is also the Church’s right to set such doctrine. But what concerns me is that she may use the power of the federal government to impose her particular Catholicism, one that is clearly not in sync with most American Catholics, on me and those that share my faith who look to the government to shield me from the excesses of Church hardliners.
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