Christians are the new People of God, chosen by Him.

Every disciple of Christ is obligated to spread the faith.

It is not unreasonable to assert that the New Testament implicitly teaches the immorality of pharmaceutical abortion, claims that the Bible does not touch on the topic ignores the common jewish and pagan literary background of the time where abortion through pharmakeia was common.

(Image is an excerpt from "Abortion & the Early Church: Christian, Jewish & Pagan Attitudes in the Greco-Roman World" by Michael J. Gorman)

Levels of Magisterial Teaching Authority (Dissertation "The Authoritative Weight of Non-Definitive Magisterial Teaching" by Dr. Lawrence King)

Do not incite hatred or animosity against bishops or the Apostolic See.

"Whatever opinion one may profess on the infallibility of the pope, it is just as disrespectful to proclaim publicly that he can be wrong, as to say to children: your parents may be lying to you." (Paul Nau, "The Ordinary Magisterium of the Catholic Church)

St. Polycarp offers a vision of presbyters both as being called to mercy, calling sinners back to the flock of Christ, while also encouraging meticulous following of Christ's teachings. He says that we must shun "false brothers" and "those who assume the Lord's name hypocritically". This is the Christian vision: repentance leads us to accept God's mercy followed by life in Christ, departing from Jesus while trying to retain His name avails nothing.