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 4, 2009

The Place of Abortion in Catholic Social Teaching


By Austin Ruse

The death and funeral of Edward M. Kennedy set off yet another round in the confused arguments among Catholics about the place of abortion in Catholic social teaching. Yet that teaching is clear for all who take a moment to look into it.

Read this article here: http://www.thecatholicthing.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2151&Itemid=2