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.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Fr. Pavone on Health Care Vote: It's Our Move
WASHINGTON, March 22 /Christian Newswire/ -- "You can't pass the right kind of laws without the right lawmakers in office," Fr. Pavone said. "America has spoken to its lawmakers about their concerns. The lawmakers have spoken back. Now it's our move again. This law will be challenged in many ways. And it's time to prepare for November's elections, so that the changes the American people see fit to make can be made."
"Yesterday I was privileged to deliver a homily at a prayer service held in the Capitol for members of Congress," Fr. Pavone added. "I spoke about the fact that authority and power mean service, and that the people whom the legislators serve are not their people, but God's people. We govern ourselves; our voices matter. Thank God that when legislators take public policy the wrong way, there are ways to remedy that. Let's get started."
This Wednesday night, March 24, Priests for Life and the other groups who are part of the "Vote Pro-life Coalition" will host a national teleconference as a follow up to this health care vote. Experts from Focus on the Family and National Right to Life will share their perspectives on what happened, and the November elections will be discussed. Sign up for the teleconference, which you can follow either by phone or computer, at www.priestsforlife.org/conferencecall.
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.