http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1864670.ece

'The abortion rate in Scotland is equivalent to “two Dunblane massacres a day” the leader of the Catholic Church in the country said today after calling for MPs who support the practice to be barred from Holy Communion.'

I agree with what he's saying - abortion is, in my view, both wrong and an increasing problem. But I have to attack what this man is doing. Once again, he's trying to bring the Church into government and politics, and that is just wrong, no matter what the cause.

If he had called for any Catholic who supported abortion to be barred from communion, perhaps it might have been somewhat more acceptable. This, however, was carefully aimed at politicians in Scotland - directly at government. Catholics in particular seem to have a problem realising that they do not own any country (other than the Vatican), and their laws are fit for themselves, not for the world at large. We are not in a theocracy - if they'd like that, they should either create their own party and stand in elections or move to the Vatican.

I just don't understand what right he think he has to spiritually blackmail Catholic politicians.

In his defense, he did say this:
"I’m not going to say whether or not those who are involved in any way in helping or aiding abortion can approach the altar to receive Holy Communion. It’s not up to me to judge them, I’ll leave that to God to judge them."

But he also said politicians who support abortion should be aware of the "barrier such co-operation creates to receiving Holy Communion." And he also called for Catholics to not vote for pro-abortion MPs.

There's also the matter of authoritarianism here - they cannot be Catholics unless they do exactly as he says - but let's not touch on that.