St. Edmund-Oak Park-Reactions to no-guns-in-church signs

From Wed. Journal Reader Comments:

joe from south oak park Posted: January 27th, 2014 5:27 AM
issues of religious dogma aside, this also interesting because concealed carry in Illinois came about as the result of a ruling by the 7th circuit court in Moore v. Madigan. One of the plaintiffs in this case is Mary Shepard who, along with two others, were savagely beaten by a man who robbed the church. http://www.abpnews.com/archives/item/4465-victims-of-brutal-beating-in-illinois-church-expected-to-recover#.UuZAArTna70

joe from south oak park Posted: January 27th, 2014 5:42 PM
It seems a bit odd to remind Fr. McGivern of the catechism, but i’ll ‘take a stab at it’. Legitimate defense 2263 The legitimate defense of persons and societies is not an exception to the prohibition against the murder of the innocent that constitutes intentional killing. “The act of self-defense can have a double effect: the preservation of one’s own life; and the killing of the aggressor……