London (CNA/EWTN News) — In a recent interview with British daily The Guardian, renowned actor Jeremy Irons voiced his opposition to easy divorce and to abortion, which he said is a sin and "harms a woman."
"Take abortion," he told The Guardian's Catherine Shoard in an interview published March 24. "I believe women should be allowed to make the decision, but I also think the church is right to say it's a sin. Because sin is actions that harm us. Lying harms us. Abortion harms a woman – it's a tremendous mental attack, and physical, sometimes. But we seem to get that muddled. In a way, thank God the Catholic church does say we won't allow it, because otherwise nobody's saying that it's a sin."
For the 90 percent of Massachusetts citizens who are not registered Republicans, the conflict within the state GOP must be hard to fathom. We have a popular governor who is moderate, successful, and great at raising money. One would think that Republicans would all get behind him in order to profit from the incredible resources he brings to a party that desperately needs them. Yet, we have seen resistance to Baker.
After more than a year of this, the governor began to renovate the state party. He backed a slate of candidates for the state committee, many of whom won. He now has a firm majority of support there, including conservatives who are realistic about our state politics.
