text: What I fail to understand is the fact that most conservatives don't seem to understand that whether contraceptives are available or abortion is available ....absolutely no one is forced to engage in either.....the availability of contraceptives OR the accessibility to abortion forces no one to utilize either option....
  
  Individuals utilizing personal conscience rightly or wrongly make those choices....AND we know personal conscience is the ultimate arbiter before God. AND takes precedence before any other consideration.
  
  I think the church has made a pelvic God out of culture war issues and totally missed Matthew 25 et al....I think their accountability process can't factor in personal conscience OR any issue except pelvic.
  
  The Pope had it right regarding the election....Pray, inform yourself and vote, PERIOD