I refer to John Guillaumier’s letter, ‘MPs’ moral dilemma’.

As far as I know, but being open to correction, all members of Parliament are baptized.

That means that, besides being representative and influential citizens they are also members of another club, the Roman Catholic Church, and, as such, they should never go against its statute and teachings if they value their Catholic beliefs highly.

The citizen is conscientiously obliged to disobey the orders that are issued by the civil authorities when these run contrary to moral

law and the fundamental rights of the citizen or go against the teachings of the Gospel.

The disagreement with the civil authorities, when these are legislating laws contrary to what a clear conscience demands, is justified by the distinction between the service towards God and that to the civil authorities.

“Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s” (Mt. 22:21). “We must obey God rather than man” (Acts 5:29) (Catechism of the Catholic Church).

The MPs face no moral dilemma if what they are voting for does not go directly against the laws of God and nature.

After all is said and done, I hope that loyalty to the truth prevails.