No Compromises

To the Editor:

When you are a member of the Catholic Church you are a protecter and defender of all human life at all stages from conception in the womb to approaching death. You are supposed to be a light to the world whether or not your view is the popular view.

You cannot have two separate points of view, one as a Catholic and another as a member of secular society.

As hard as Gov. Mario Cuomo (Obituary, CNY, Jan. 8) battled to block capital punishment, he as a Catholic politician should have been battling to protect the rights of the unborn, to be born and have life as God intends. He should have also been battling to close down abortion clinics. 

When it comes to being a Catholic and standing up for human life, there are no compromises.

Michael C. Kaplan

Bronx