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.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Pope Calls Doctors to Serve Life in Wed. Audience

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By Patrick B. Craine
May 7, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI addressed a large group of Italian doctors at his general audience in St. Peter's Square yesterday, calling them to serve life in their practice. "[Put your skills] at the service of the human being from conception until natural death," he urged them.
Pope Benedict told the doctors that the defense of life is "an eloquent testimony of human and Christian solidarity." He encouraged them to "carry on with generosity in your precious service to life, a fundamental value in which the wisdom and love of God is reflected."
"May your work be enriched every day with a deep spirit of faith," he said, "and animated by fidelity and consistence with the principles that should inspire the activities of every doctor."