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Most self-identified American Catholics seem to be very poorly informed about the teachings of their own church . You can trust the Catholic Church ’ s interpretation of God ’ s Word , or you can do what I did , and read it for yourself . " In my experience , that doctrine is little understood , even by Catholics . But perhaps I 'm wrong about Catholic teaching on this point ? May we Catholics hope that in the Protestant Churches there is a growing under - standing for the concept of " Church " and of authoritative teaching together with the courage also to define and limit ? LONG : Well , the Catholics , of course , were native to France , and all Frenchmen were Catholics and they knew what Catholicism was . Under the Catholic Church-sponsored Anti-Abortion Act of 1993 , abortion in Poland is restricted to circumstances of rape or incest , severe birth defects evident in the fetus , or threat to the mother 's life .