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  "The teaching of the Church ... was articulated in 1984 by Cardinal Bernardin ... in what became known as the Seamless Garment doctrine.  And it remains a controversial teaching, not because it is unorthodox, but because Catholic teaching is and always has been at cross purposes with the political currents of this world and is therefore prone to being cannibalized and used by ideologues rather than listened to in its fullness."
  "The Seamless Garment is basically common sense Catholic Social Teaching."
  "... as Bernardin put it: 'A consistent ethic of life does not equate the problem of taking life (e.g., through abortion and in war) with the problem of promoting human dignity (through humane programs of nutrition, health care, and housing). But a consistent ethic identifies both the protection of life and its promotion as moral questions. It argues for a continuum of life which must be sustained in the face of diverse and distinct threats.'"