Module 5B - Current Issue (Body Paragraph 3)

Question 1

1. Topic Sentence

Answer 1

Additionally, the Catholic Church has responded to the current issue of abortion by sanctifying through the sacrament of reconciliation.

Question 2

2. Example 1

Answer 2

According to the Catholic Church, abortion is a grave sin punishable by excommunication to women and “all those who commit this crime with the knowledge of the penalty attached,” (Evangelium Vitae 62).

Question 3

3. Example 2

Answer 3

Patricia Sandoval, a renowned international pro-life speaker, speaks out on the issue of abortion in her video “Dark Secrets” featuring testimonies on the experiences of people who have had abortions.

Question 4

4. Explain 2 - Quote

Answer 4

Her video emphasises great hurt, “physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally” because of abortion.

Question 5

5. Explain 2

Answer 5

There is no secular explanation for the unresolved guilt, depression and flashbacks people experience

Question 6

6. Elaborating Sentence 2

Answer 6

The Catholic Church responds to the issue of abortion and provides healing to those who have experienced it

Question 7

Example 3

Answer 7

In Section 12 of the document, ‘Misericordia et Mitsera’, Pope Francis gives priests the ability to grant forgiveness during the sacrament of Reconciliation.

Question 8

8. Explain 3

Answer 8

This prevents, “exclusion from Christ’s kingdom and the eternal death of hell” (CCC#1861).

Question 9

9. Link Sentence

Answer 9

As seen in the video, this provides healing for people who have experienced abortion, leading them to forgiveness, transforming their hearts and recognising that there is life beyond loss because “every saint has a past and every sinner has a future”.