"Pray that every child in the womb will be loved and cherished"
January 22nd was the thirty-sixth anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion:
"Today, we perform acts of penance both in reparation for crimes against human dignity caused by abortion and in intercession to God to grant wisdom to our nation and civil leaders, that they might know and protect life from conception to natural death."
Given the events of this week, it is an important time to pray and act in support of the first principle of Catholic Social Teaching:
The Life and Dignity of the Human Person
Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. In our society, human life is under direct attack from abortion and euthanasia. The value of human life is being threatened by cloning, embryonic stem cell research, and the use of the death penalty. Catholic teaching also calls on us to work to avoid war. Nations must protect the right to life by finding increasingly effective ways to prevent conflicts and resolve them by peaceful means. We believe that every person is precious, that People are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person. SOURCE
Given the events of this week, it is an important time to pray and act in support of the first principle of Catholic Social Teaching:
The Life and Dignity of the Human Person
Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. In our society, human life is under direct attack from abortion and euthanasia. The value of human life is being threatened by cloning, embryonic stem cell research, and the use of the death penalty. Catholic teaching also calls on us to work to avoid war. Nations must protect the right to life by finding increasingly effective ways to prevent conflicts and resolve them by peaceful means. We believe that every person is precious, that People are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person. SOURCE
Visit the USCCB's People of Life site to learn, reflect, pray, and act in support of a Consistent Ethic of Life.
Some additional links for reflection:
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