DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Abortion Is "Deep Wound," Says Pope

Sketch of Benedict XVI

Calls It the "Opposite" of a Human Right

VIENNA, Austria, SEPT. 7, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Abortion is not only a "deep wound" in society, it is also the antithesis of a human right, says Benedict XVI.

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