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What a way to wake up on a Monday
A thought-provoking and insightful reflection on the implosion of the abortion-on-demand agenda in November.... "The [pro-choice] movement, some felt, has gone too far when it defends such gruesome procedures [as partial-birth abortion]. I am convinced that the negative reaction, for example, of some Catholic leaders to Senator Kerry's candidacy to the presidency was based on his opposition to banning this procedure." "I am deeply struck by the number of thoughtful, progressive people who have been turned off to the pro-choice movement by the lack of adequate and clear expressions of respect for fetal life. [Such people] have felt forced to defend what appears to be an absolute right to abortion that brooks no consideration of other values - legal or moral. This often means a reluctance to even consider whether or not fetal life has value." A prophetic challenge to the nation's Catholic bishops.... "[T]he nation's 300 Catholic bishops do not seem to take abortion seriously . . . If bishops really believed that abortion was murder, they would individually and collectively make far more sacrifices to ensure that abortions did not happen . . . It is clear that the amount of money spent on preventing abortions is very little. The bishops claim that abortion is the greatest moral issue of our time, that Catholics cannot vote for candidates who are pro-choice and that pro-choice Catholic legislators are committing a grave sin by supporting legal abortion. This is a weak rhetorical response to 'murder.' How can any bishop or parish priest justify spending one penny on anything discretionary rather than on helping the many women who would continue their pregnancies if they had the resources to bear and raise a child? No dinners, no business-class plane tickets, no vacations, no flowers on the altar as long as one penny is needed to prevent abortions." All this from . . . Frances Kissling? That Francis Kissling? I need more sleep. # posted by Jamie : 8:26 AM |
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