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September 15, 2016

Vatican: Abortion, attempted suicide always obstacles to ordination

A new Vatican ruling said that performing or helping procure an abortion or attempting suicide is an obstacle to ordination as a Catholic priest.

VATICAN CITY – The sacredness of human life is so absolute that performing or helping procure an abortion or attempting suicide is an obstacle to ordination as a Catholic priest, even if the man was not Catholic at the time the events occurred, said a new Vatican ruling.

Published in Vatican