Pro-Life Quotes

The family, based on the marriage...

2012-01-11T08:43:00.000-08:00

…the family, based on the marriage of a man and a woman, is not a simple social convention, but rather the fundamental cell of every society. Consequently, policies which undermine the family threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself...More generally, and with particular reference to the West, I am convinced that legislative measures which not only permit but at times even promote abortion for reasons of convenience or for questionable medical motives compromise the education of young people and, as a result, the future of humanity."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Address of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the Members of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See, January 9, 2012~

The attack on the innocent...

2011-12-01T18:50:00.001-08:00

"The attack on the innocent and defenseless life of the unborn has its origin in an erroneous view of human sexuality, which attempts to eliminate, by mechanical or chemical means, the essentially procreative nature of the conjugal act. The error maintains that the artificially altered conjugal act retains its integrity. The claim is that the act remains unitive or loving, even though the procreative nature of the act has been radically violated. In fact, it is not unitive, for one or both of the partners withholds an essential part of the gift of self, which is the essence of the conjugal union. The so-called "contraceptive mentality" is essentially anti-life. Many forms of so-called contraception are, in fact, abortifacient, that is, they destroy, at its beginning, a life which has already been conceived."

~ Cardinal Raymond Burke, Advancing the Culture of Life in Hope and With Obedience, October 29, 2011~

Nothing we do...

2011-04-13T06:25:00.000-07:00

"Nothing we do to defend the human person, no matter how small, is ever unfruitful or forgotten. Our actions touch other lives and move other hearts in ways we can never fully understand in this world. Don’t ever underestimate the beauty and power of the witness you give in your pro-life work."

~ Archbishop Charles Chaput, Politics and the Devil: Living in a World of Unbelief, South Bend, Ind., April 8, 2011 ~

Given the breakdown in family life...

2011-03-18T05:18:00.000-07:00

"Given the breakdown in family life, the wholesale attack on innocent and defenseless human lives, and the violation of the integrity of the union of marriage in our society, the call to the martyrdom of witness is ever more urgent."

~ Cardinal Burke, The Fall of the Christian West, March 11, 2011~

Society as a whole...

2011-03-09T05:11:00.000-08:00

"...society as a whole must defend the conceived child's right to life and the true good of the woman who can never, in any circumstances, find fulfilment in the decision to abort."

~ Pope Benedict XVI, Holy Father receives the Pontifical Academy for Life, February 26, 2011 ~

But despite their differences...

2011-01-26T18:57:00.000-08:00

"But despite their differences of nature and moral gravity, contraception and abortion are often closely connected, as fruits of the same tree. It is true that in many cases contraception and even abortion are practised under the pressure of real- life difficulties, which nonetheless can never exonerate from striving to observe God's law fully. Still, in very many other instances such practices are rooted in a hedonistic mentality unwilling to accept responsibility in matters of sexuality, and they imply a self-centered concept of freedom, which regards procreation as an obstacle to personal fulfilment. The life which could result from a sexual encounter thus becomes an enemy to be avoided at all costs, and abortion becomes the only possible decisive response to failed contraception."
~ Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, no. 13, March 25, 1995~

The sophistry is overwhelming...

2011-01-05T16:21:00.001-08:00

"The sophistry is overwhelming: If I choose and desire my child, then ipso facto I have granted it the right to live, and it will live. But the inverse is equally the case, by means of nothing more or less than my choice: Caesar's thumb is up, or Caesar's thumb is down."

~ Lord Nicholas Windsor, Caesar's Thumb, First Things, December 1, 2010 ~

The only differences...

2010-12-16T05:57:00.000-08:00

"The only differences between the Herod of old and the Herods of today are in the weapons used and the number of victims. Herod used swords and spears to kill the Holy Innocents. Today's Herods use abortion, "The Pill" and other chemical weapons. And whereas Herod killed a relatively small number of babies, today's Herods have butchered literally hundreds of millions ... with no end in sight!"

~ Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro-Carámbula, HLI Interim President, Spirit & Life Newsletter, December 8, 2010 ~

Unfortunately, next to positive...

2010-11-24T11:55:00.000-08:00

"Unfortunately, next to positive and encouraging results, there are opinions and lines of thought that wound it: I am referring to questions such as those connected with so-called "reproductive health," with recourse to artificial techniques of procreation entailing the destruction of embryos, or with legalized euthanasia. Love of justice, the protection of life from conception to its natural end, respect for the dignity of every human being, are to be upheld and witnessed, even against the current: the fundamental ethical values are the common patrimony of universal morality and the basis of democratic coexistence."

~ Pope Benedict XVI, Letter to 25th International Conference of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry, November 18, 2010 ~

There is no element...

2010-10-21T19:28:00.001-07:00

"...there is no element of the common good, no morally good practice, which a candidate may promote and to which a voter may be dedicated, which could justify voting for a candidate who also endorses and supports the deliberate killing of the unborn, euthanasia or the recognition of a same-sex relationship as a legal marriage. The respect for the inviolable dignity of innocent human life and for the integrity of marriage and the family are so fundamental to the common good that they cannot be subordinated to any other cause, no matter how good it may be."

~ Archbishop Raymond Burke, The Teachings of the Catholic Church, National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, May 8, 2009 ~

The undeniable fact...

2010-10-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

"The undeniable fact is that those who defend the destruction of innocent human life in the form of abortion and euthanasia cannot confront the moral issues, nor can they confront the history that proves beyond a doubt the similarity between their reasoning and that of the most heinous murderers of history."

~ Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro-Carámbula, HLI Interim President, Human Life International e-Column, September 24, 2010 ~

To be Catholic...

2010-09-24T21:24:00.000-07:00

"To be Catholic means to be pro-life."

~ Bishop J. Peter Sartain, March for Life, Washington, D.C., January 22, 2010 ~

Let me tell you...

2010-09-11T23:08:00.000-07:00

"Let me tell you why I believe abortion is the crucial issue of our age. First, because abortion, too, is about living within the truth. The right to life is the foundation of every other human right. If that right is not inviolate, then no right can be guaranteed. Or to put it more bluntly: Homicide is homicide, no matter how small the victim."

~ Most Reverend Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, CO, Living within the truth: Religious liberty and Catholic mission in the new order of the world, August 24, 2010 ~

What society...

2010-07-14T21:48:00.001-07:00

"What society would continue if it declared that it is the right of citizens to kill innocent persons by majority [vote]? In the best scenario it would be converted into a tyranny, against which upright persons would have to react, according to this advice by Gandhi: 'As soon as one understands that obeying unjust laws is contrary to his dignity as a man, no tyranny can dominate him.'"

~ Most Reverend Francisco Gil Hellin, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain, July 11, 2010 ~

When we consider...

2010-07-07T18:39:00.000-07:00

"When we consider that women are treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit."

~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Women's Rights Movement Organizer, October 16, 1887 ~

The extermination of...

2010-06-25T08:55:00.000-07:00

"The extermination of millions of unborn children, in the name of the fight against poverty, actually constitutes the destruction of the poorest of all human beings."

~ Pope Benedict XVI, Message for the World Day of Peace, 12/11/08 ~

As bad as the economy is...

2010-06-09T19:36:00.001-07:00

"As bad as the economy is, as bad as the war is, the destruction of innocent human life, especially in the womb, is a greater evil, and correction of this grave evil must take place. Each of us has a role in making this correction in our duties as citizens."

~ Bishop Samuel J. Aquila, Has America Lost Its Way?, October 24, 2008 ~

That every national...

2010-05-31T11:03:00.000-07:00

"That every national and trans-national institution may strive to guarantee respect for human life from conception to natural death."

~ Pope Benedict XVI, General Prayer Intention for June 2010 ~

We always must remember...

2010-05-22T19:35:00.000-07:00

"We always must remember that when a difficult medical situation involves a pregnant woman, there are two patients in need of treatment and care; not merely one. The unborn child’s life is just as sacred as the mother’s life, and neither life can be preferred over the other. A woman is rightly called ‘mother’ upon the moment of conception and throughout her entire pregnancy is considered to be 'with child.'"

~ Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Statement of the Diocese of Phoenix Re: Situation at St. Joseph’s Hospital, May 14, 2010 ~

I express my deep appreciation...

2010-05-14T21:31:00.000-07:00

"I express my deep appreciation for all those social and pastoral initiatives aimed at combating the socio-economic and cultural mechanisms which lead to abortion, and openly concerned with defending life and promoting the reconciliation and healing of those harmed by the tragedy of abortion.

Initiatives aimed at protecting the essential and primary values of life from its conception, and of the family based on indissoluble marriage between a man and a woman, help to respond to some of today's most insidious and dangerous threats to the common good. Such initiatives represent, along with many other forms of commitment, essential elements in the building of the civilization of love".

~ Pope Benedict XVI, Charity is Principal Strength and Guide of the Church, Fatima, Portugal, May 13, 2010 ~

Connected with our prayer...

2010-03-31T21:09:00.000-07:00

"Connected with our prayer must be the thoughtful and faithful reflection upon the Church's teaching on the respect for all human life and the integrity of the family. In our homes, in our Catholic schools and universities, in parish study groups, and in everyday conversations and discussions with our neighbors, we are called to give an uncompromising witness to the Gospel of Life. Parents, parish priests and institutions of Catholic education must be aware of the constant anti-life and anti-family messages which constantly bombard us and our young people."

~ Archbishop Raymond Burke, Keynote Address at the National Prayer Breakfast, May 8, 2009 ~

The mystery of the Incarnation...

2010-03-24T18:06:00.001-07:00

"The mystery of the Incarnation reveals the specific value of the dignity of human life. God gave us this gift and sanctified it when the Son became man and was born of Mary. It is a gift that must be protected, from conception until natural death. With all my heart I join people involved in various initiatives aimed at respecting life and promoting a new social awareness."

~ Pope Benedict XVI, Our Holy Father Speaking to Polish Pilgrims, March 24, 2010 ~

Likewise, if we really believe that abortion...

2010-03-15T05:57:00.000-07:00

"Likewise, if we really believe that abortion is an intimate act of violence – and of course, it is – then we can't aim at anything less than ending abortion. It doesn't matter that some abortions have always occurred, or that some will always occur. If we really believe that abortion kills a developing, unborn human life, then we can never be satisfied with mere 'reductions' in the body count."

~ Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, Why This Work Matters: Human Dignity and the Road Ahead, March 9, 2010 ~

In this current period of economic difficulties...

2010-02-27T11:49:00.000-08:00

"In this current period of economic difficulties, the effect of those mechanisms which produce poverty and create deep social inequality becomes ever more dramatic, injuring and offending life, and striking especially at the weakest and most defenseless. This situation calls on us to promote integral human development in order to overcome want and need, and above all to recall that the goal of each man and women is not wellbeing, but God Himself, and that human life must be defended and supported at every stage. No-one, in fact, is master of his own existence; rather, we are all called to safeguard and respect life, from the moment of conception until natural end".

~ Pope Benedict XVI, All of Us Must Safeguard and Respect Life, February 7, 2010 ~

Because the efforts to dislodge...

2010-01-29T12:13:00.000-08:00

"Because the efforts to dislodge what is evil are so arduous – we know that evil will not give up without a fight; It shouldn’t surprise us that certain groups – even those under the banner of 'Catholic,' have set a different agenda, one that while supporting a public work of assistance to those in need, nonetheless chooses not to address unjust and destructive laws that take their daily toll of thousands of human lives."

~ Most Reverend Robert W. Finn, What Laity Must Do in the Battle for Life, August 16, 2009 ~

We will stand up

2010-01-21T15:25:00.000-08:00

"...we will stand up every time that human life is threatened. When the sacredness of life before birth is attacked, we will stand up and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to destroy unborn life. When a child is described as a burden or is looked upon only as a means to satisfy an emotional need, we will stand up and insist that every child is a unique and unrepeatable gift of God, with the right to a loving and united family..."

~ Pope John Paul II, Homily at the Holy Mass at the Capital Mall, October 7, 1979 ~

Failing to name error...

2010-01-12T05:36:00.000-08:00

"Failing to name error because of some kind of fear of offending the person in error is neither compassion nor charity. Confronting or challenging the error or evil of another is never easy yet it must be done."

~ Bishop Robert Vasa, Excommunication is a declaration of acts that severs ties, January 11, 2010 ~

The Catholic Church does not teach...

2009-11-10T19:29:00.000-08:00

"...the Catholic Church does not teach that government should directly provide health care...The proper role of the government is to regulate the private sector, in order to foster healthy competition and to curtail abuses. Therefore any legislation that undermines the viability of the private sector is suspect. Private, religious hospitals and nursing homes, in particular, should be protected, because these are the ones most vigorously offering actual health care to the poorest of the poor."

~ Bishop Nickless, Voice Your Concern over Health Care Reform, August 19, 2009 ~

The change which brings hope...

2009-10-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

"The change which brings hope can only be the renewal of our nation in the divine love which respects the inviolable dignity of every human life, from the moment of its inception to the moment of natural death, and which creates and gives growth to new human life through the love of man and woman in marriage. Any hope which is incoherent with the great hope is truly illusory and can never bring forth justice and its fruit, peace, for our nation and world"

~ Archbishop Raymond Burke, Keynote Address at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, May 8, 2009 ~

At the same time a new cultural climate is developing...

2009-08-29T19:59:00.001-07:00

"At the same time a new cultural climate is developing and taking hold, which gives crimes against life a new and – if possible – even more sinister character, giving rise to further grave concern: broad sectors of public opinion justify certain crimes against life in the name of the rights of individual freedom, and on this basis they claim not only exemption from punishment but even authorization by the State, so that these things can be done with total freedom and indeed with the free assistance of health-care systems."

~ Pope John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, no. 4 ~

All persons of good will need to understand...

2009-08-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

"All persons of good will need to understand the clear and present danger with which the US is being menaced by the health reform proposed by the Obama Administration. Abortion will be multiplied, the U.S. will move ahead on the road towards euthanasia, conscience rights will be in jeopardy: but what is worse, the United States would start moving towards a tyrannical, socialist government that would be the source of all sort of moral evils."

~ Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro Carámbula, American Health Care Reform - A Good End Does Not Justify Evil Means, August 20, 2009 ~

Consequently, whoever, even unknowingly...

2009-08-12T13:30:00.000-07:00

"Consequently, whoever, even unknowingly, circumvents the institution of the family undermines peace in the entire community, national and international, since he weakens what is in effect the primary agency of peace. ... Everything that serves to weaken the family based on the marriage of a man and a woman, everything that directly or indirectly stands in the way of its openness to the responsible acceptance of a new life, everything that obstructs its right to be primarily responsible for the education of its children, constitutes an objective obstacle on the road to peace."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Message for 2008 World Day of Peace ~

If there is a lack of respect...

2009-07-15T13:32:00.000-07:00

"If there is a lack of respect for the right to life and to a natural death, if human conception, gestation and birth are made artificial, if human embryos are sacrificed to research, the conscience of society ends up losing the concept of human ecology and, along with it, that of environmental ecology. It is contradictory to insist that future generations respect the natural environment when our educational systems and laws do not help them to respect themselves."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Caritas in Veritate ~

As believing Catholics...

2009-07-01T20:12:00.001-07:00

"As believing Catholics, we know that behind the murder of unborn children is the superhuman mind and malevolent will of Satan and his minions. To know this is to also know that only divine power is a match for the demonic power behind abortion. This divine power is the power of the God who became man in order, as He told us, to conquer the devil as master of the world."
~ Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. – Abortion as Pagan Sacrifice ~

Abraham Lincoln recognized...

2009-06-17T20:19:00.000-07:00

"Abraham Lincoln recognized that we could not survive as a free land when some men could decide that others were not fit to be free and should therefore be slaves. Likewise, we cannot survive as a free nation when some men decide that others are not fit to live and should be abandoned to abortion or infanticide."
~ Ronald Reagan – Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation ~

This direct destruction of an innocent human life...

2009-06-12T20:06:00.001-07:00

"This direct destruction of an innocent human life can never be justified, however difficult the circumstances that may lead some to consider taking such a grave step. When you preach the Gospel of Life, remind your people that the right to life of every innocent human being, born or unborn, is absolute and applies equally to all people with no exception whatsoever."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Address to the Bishops of Kenya, 11/19/07 ~

If we want to act...

2009-05-29T07:40:00.000-07:00

"If we want to act for the common good, the good of all, in our nation, then we will seek to convert our lives each day to Christ, especially through the Sacraments of Penance and the Holy Eucharist. Christ desires to announce the Gospel of Life and bring about its saving effects in our nation by the complete conversion of our lives to Him for the sake of all our brothers and sisters, without boundary, and for the sake of the preservation of the sanctuary of human life, marriage and the family."
~ Archbishop Raymond Burke, Keynote Address at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, May 8, 2009 ~

Notre Dame's leadership...

2009-05-20T20:58:00.000-07:00

“Notre Dame’s leadership has done a real disservice to the Church, and now seeks to ride out the criticism by treating it as an expression of fringe anger. But the damage remains, and Notre Dame’s critics are right. The most vital thing faithful Catholics can do now is to insist – by their words, actions and financial support – that institutions claiming to be “Catholic” actually live the faith with courage and consistency. If that happens, Notre Dame’s failure may yet do some unintended good.”
~ Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop Chaput on Notre Dame and the issues that remain, 5/18/09 ~

We have here...

2009-05-14T13:26:00.000-07:00

We have here, however, the granting of an honorary degree of law to someone whose activities both as president and previously, have been altogether supportive of laws against the dignity of the human person yet to be born.
~ Bishop John D'Arcy, Statement to the Faithful, April 21, 2009 ~

I must also mention...

2009-04-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

"I must also mention a further area of grave concern: the policies of those who, claiming to improve the 'social edifice', threaten its very foundations. How bitter the irony of those who promote abortion as a form of 'maternal' healthcare! How disconcerting the claim that the termination of life is a matter of reproductive health."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Primary Agents, Not Just Recipients of Development, March 21, 2009 ~

President Obama has recently reaffirmed...

2009-04-02T07:12:00.000-07:00

"President Obama has recently reaffirmed, and has now placed in public policy, his long-stated unwillingness to hold human life as sacred. While claiming to separate politics from science, he has in fact separated science from ethics and has brought the American government, for the first time in history, into supporting direct destruction of innocent human life."
~ Bishop John D'Arcy, Concerning President Barack Obama Speaking at Notre Dame, March 24, 2009 ~

The first priority...

2009-03-19T15:39:00.000-07:00

"The first priority will consist in restoring a sense of the acceptance of life as a gift from God. According to both Sacred Scripture and the wisest traditions of your continent, the arrival of a child is always a gift, a blessing from God. Today it is high time to place greater emphasis on this: every human being, every tiny human person, however weak, is created 'in the image and likeness of God' (Gen 1:27)."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Homily, Cameroon, Africa, 3/19/09 ~

President Obama's new executive order...

2009-03-12T15:38:00.000-07:00

"President Obama's new executive order on embryonic stem cell research is a sad victory of politics over science and ethics. This action is morally wrong because it encourages the destruction of innocent human life, treating vulnerable human beings as mere products to be harvested. It also disregards the values of millions of American taxpayers who oppose research that requires taking human life. Finally, it ignores the fact that ethically sound means for advancing stem cell science and medical treatments are readily available and in need of increased support."
~ Cardinal Justin Rigali, Executive Order on Embryonic Stem Cells 'A Sad Victory of Politics over Science and Ethics,' Says Cardinal Rigali, March 9, 2009 ~

Children truly are the family's greatest treasure...

2009-02-18T13:45:00.000-08:00

“Children truly are the family's greatest treasure and most precious good. Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic evil of the crime of abortion. In attacking human life in its very first stages, it is also an aggression against society itself. Politicians and legislators, therefore, as servants of the common good, are duty bound to defend the fundamental right to life, the fruit of God’s love.”
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Address at a Meeting on Family and Life Issues in Latin America, December 3, 2005 ~

Euthanasia is a false solution...

2009-02-06T06:14:00.000-08:00

“Euthanasia is a false solution to the drama of suffering, a solution that is not worthy of man. The real answer cannot be, in fact, to give death, as 'gentle' as this may be, but to testify to the love that helps us to face pain and agony in a humane way”.

~ Pope Benedict XVI, Audience & Angelus, February 1, 2009 ~

Satan is having a heyday...

2009-01-29T06:17:00.000-08:00

"Satan is having a heyday in our midst, because he has managed to remain invisible in the culture of death, and our laxity has granted him that luxury. Since we are not steeped in the Word of God as we should be, we do not recognize his darkness in our society."
~ Bishop Robert J. Hermann, I Thought You Should Know, January 27, 2009 ~

We can be civil in discourse...

2009-01-21T21:21:00.000-08:00

"[W]e can be civil in discourse and strive to show respect for the office which President Obama holds, but we cannot give ONE SINGLE INCH on any life issue or allow the civility of our discourse to be interpreted as compromise."
~ Fr. Thomas Euteneur, LifeSite News, January 19, 2009 ~

Political leaders, whose duty is to serve the good of man...

2009-01-14T16:44:00.000-08:00

"Political leaders, whose duty is to serve the good of man, as well as doctors and families, must remember that the deliberate decision to deprive an innocent human being of his life is always bad from the moral point of view, and can never be licit. Love and true compassion embark on another path.
The request that arises from the heart of man in his supreme confrontation with suffering and death, especially when he feels the temptation to let himself be overcome by desperation, and feels lost to the point of wanting to disappear, is above all a petition for someone to accompany him and a call to greater solidarity and support in this test.
This call can seem demanding, but it is the only one worthy of the human being, and it opens to new and deeper solidarity, which enriches and fortifies family and social bonds."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, speaking to the Luxembourg ambassador, December 18, 2008 ~

To take life after its inception...

2009-01-07T17:13:00.000-08:00

"To take life after its inception is a horrible crime; but to prevent human life that the Creator is about to bring into being, is satanic. In the first instance, the body is killed, while the soul lives on; in the latter, not only a body but an immortal soul is denied existence in time and in eternity. It has been reserved to our day to see advocated shamelessly the legalizing of such a diabolical thing!"

~ Archbishop Patrick Hayes, Christmas Pastoral Letter, 1921 ~

Many politicians...

2008-12-17T17:12:00.000-08:00

“Many politicians, like much of the American public, seem to be unaware that abortion and euthanasia are serious violations of the inalienable right to life. These are not just 'Church' issues but are governed by the natural law of God, which is binding upon all human beings. The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights, since a person deprived of life has no other rights.”
~ Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J.+ ~

I become more and more convinced...

2008-12-10T19:30:00.000-08:00

“I become more and more convinced that we as bishops have been too silent for too long. I fear that we have left in error by our silence many who could have been taught. I fear that we have often failed to 'say openly what is right because of fear of losing the favor of men.' I do not necessarily expect that the clear and consistent teachings of the Church will be warmly received and accepted by a very secular age, but the decision about whether to speak or to remain silent must be based on the conviction about what is right and true and good, not what is popular.”
~ Bishop Robert Vasa, Catholic Sentinel, November 5, 2004 ~

Let us never pretend that abortion...

2008-12-04T04:47:00.000-08:00

“Let us never pretend that abortion is just a social or political phenomenon that has to be voted out of office to be defeated. We must do everything we can to restore legal protection to our most innocent citizens, but our battle against the devil will not be won at the polls. It will be won on our knees before the Lord and on our feet before the centers of death. More than ever we need men and women of tested holiness who are willing to fight the spiritual battle for the lives of God’s precious babies and the souls of their mothers and fathers.”
~ Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer - The “Sacrament” of Abortion, Spirit & Life, August 10, 2007 ~

There are those who are constantly...

2008-11-19T20:41:00.000-08:00

“There are those who are constantly trying to write the obituary of the pro-life movement. I remember in the mid-1980's a television commentator reporting on the huge crowd at the annual March for Life as the "dying gasp" of the movement. It is 20 years later and the pro-life movement is growing stronger and younger.”
~ Archbishop Joseph Naumann, Zenit Interview, 11/19/08 ~

Abortion kills not only unborn children...

2008-11-12T20:36:00.000-08:00

"Abortion kills not only unborn children; it destroys constitutional order and the common good, which is assured only when the life of every human being is legally protected. Aggressively pro-abortion policies, legislation and executive orders will permanently alienate tens of millions of Americans, and would be seen by many as an attack on the free exercise of their religion."
~ Cardinal Francis George, Statement at the USCCB Fall Assembly, November 12, 2008 ~

It is all right to be disappointed...

2008-11-06T11:04:00.000-08:00

"It is all right to be disappointed at the end of an election season, but one must never walk away. Amidst disappointment is abiding hope in America, where everything remains possible, and where a new chapter of the pro-life movement has just begun. The efforts that were made, and the sacrifices endured in this election season made a difference, and we will build on that difference to see another day when the work and the ballots of pro-life people will dismantle the Culture of Death. We will keep marching toward that pro-life America we seek, and won’t stop until we get there."
~ Fr. Frank Pavone, A Grave Mistake and an Abiding Hope ~

The failure to protect life...

2008-10-30T11:12:00.000-07:00

"The failure to protect life in its most vulnerable stages renders suspect any claims to the 'rightness' of positions in other matters affecting the poorest and least powerful of the human community. If we understand the human person as „the temple of the Holy Spirit‟ – the living house of God – then these latter issues fall logically into place as the crossbeams and walls of that house. All direct attacks on innocent human life, such as abortion and euthanasia, strike at the house’s foundation. These directly and immediately violate the human person‟s most fundamental right – the right to life. Neglect of these issues is the equivalent of building our house on sand."

~ Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics, 23., Catholic Hierarchy on Voting ~

Abortion kills an unborn, developing human life...

2008-10-15T21:28:00.000-07:00

"Abortion kills an unborn, developing human life. It is always gravely evil, and so are the evasions employed to justify it. Catholics who make excuses for it - whether they’re famous or not - fool only themselves and abuse the fidelity of those Catholics who do sincerely seek to follow the Gospel and live their Catholic faith. The duty of the Church and other religious communities is moral witness.
The duty of the state and its officials is to serve the common good, which is always rooted in moral truth. A proper understanding of the "separation of Church and state" does not imply a separation of faith from political life.
But of course, it’s always important to know what our faith actually teaches."
~ Archbishop Charles Chaput, "On the Separation of Sense and State...", August 25, 2008 ~

Abortion needs to be...

2008-10-08T13:01:00.000-07:00

"Abortion needs to be in our country a defining issue and we ought not be afraid to make it a defining issue because when we do that we will have an end of abortion in this country."
~ Bishop Robert Vasa, LifeSiteNews Interview, September 12, 2008 ~

We can't reduce abortions by promoting abortion...

2008-10-01T07:11:00.000-07:00

"We can’t reduce abortions by promoting abortion. We cannot reduce abortions by invalidating the very laws that have been shown to reduce abortions. We cannot reduce abortions by insisting that every program supporting women in childbirth and child care must also support abortion. No one who sponsors or supports legislation like FOCA can credibly claim to be part of a good-faith discussion on how to reduce abortions."
~ Cardinal Justin Rigali, Chairman of the Bishops Committee for Pro-Life Activities, 9/19/08 ~

Our media are the streets...

2008-09-24T07:09:00.000-07:00

"Our media are the streets...Abortion will end when the People of God say so. Now is the time for people of every religious and political background to join together to stop the killing. When we come out on the streets, we always win. Fewer babies die and more consciences are stirred to action, starting with our own."
~ Fr. Frank Pavone, Speaking about 40 Days for Life, 9/24/08 ~

I would like to say, humbly...

2008-09-18T09:24:00.001-07:00

"I would like to say, humbly, to those who suffer and to those who struggle and are tempted to turn their backs on life: turn towards Mary! Within the smile of the Virgin lies mysteriously hidden the strength to fight against sickness, in support of life. With her, equally, is found the grace to accept without fear or bitterness to leave this world at the hour chosen by God".
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Lourdes 9/15/08 ~

Destruction of the embryo...

2008-09-11T08:02:00.000-07:00

“Destruction of the embryo in the mother’s womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed on this nascent life. To raise the question whether we are here concerned already with a human being or not is merely to confuse the issue. The simple fact is that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent human being has been deliberately deprived of his life. And that is nothing but murder.”
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer ~

The contention between...

2008-08-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

"The contention between the culture of life and the culture of death is not a battle of our own choosing. We are not the ones who imposed upon the nation the lethal logic that human beings have no rights we are bound to respect if they are too small, too weak, too dependent, too burdensome. That lethal logic, backed by the force of law, was imposed by an arrogant elite that for almost forty years has been telling us to get over it, to get used to it.
But "We the People," who are the political sovereign in this constitutional democracy, have not gotten over it, we have not gotten used to it, and we will never, we will never ever, agree that the culture of death is the unchangeable law of the land."
~ Fr. John Neuhaus, "We Shall not Weary, We Shall not Rest" National Right to Life Convention, July 2008 ~

The Gospel of Life is...

2008-08-14T13:12:00.000-07:00

"The Gospel of Life is not for believers alone: it is for everyone. The issue of life and its defense and promotion is not a concern of the Christian alone. Although faith provides special light and strength, this question arises in every human conscience which seeks the truth and which cares about the future of humanity. Life certainly has a sacred and religious value, but in no way is that value a concern only of believers. The value at stake is one which every human being can grasp by the light of reason; thus it necessarily concerns everyone."
~ Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) ~

The concerns for non-violence...

2008-07-30T14:58:00.000-07:00

"The concerns for non-violence, sustainable development, justice and peace, and care for our environment are of vital importance for humanity. They cannot, however, be understood apart from a profound reflection upon the innate dignity of every human life from conception to natural death: a dignity conferred by God Himself and thus inviolable."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Sydney, Australia, July 17, 2008 ~

A correct conscience...

2008-07-16T04:03:00.000-07:00

"A correct conscience recognizes that there are some choices that always involve doing evil and which can never be done even as a means to a good end. These choices include elective abortion, euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, the destruction of embryonic human beings in stem-cell research, human cloning and same-sex marriage. Such acts are judged to be intrinsically evil, that is, evil in and of themselves, regardless of our motives or the circumstances. They constitute an attack against innocent human life, as well as marriage and family."
~ Bishops of Kansas, Moral Principals for Catholic Voters, 2006 ~

We cannot make peace...

2008-07-09T04:05:00.000-07:00

"We cannot make peace with the barrenness of contraception, abortion and homosexuality, precisely because these evils deny the most fundamental God-given principle. They contradict life, fruitfulness, hope; and they deny the family which exists to cooperate with God in the procreation of life."
~ Fr. Allan Hawkins, www.stmarythevirgin.org, Salve, June 6, 2008 ~

Science teaches that human life begins...

2008-06-18T16:14:00.000-07:00

"Science teaches that human life begins at conception. If it is also true that it is affirmed by religion, it does not for that reason cease to be a strictly scientific truth, to be transformed into a religious opinion. He who denies that human life begins with conception does not need to contend with religion, but science. To deny this certainty of biology is not to express a lack of faith, but a lack of basic knowledge of human genetics, something that is even known by the general public."
~ Ecuadorian Federation of Societies of Gynecology and Obstetrics, April 17, 2008 ~

To concur with the intention...

2008-06-12T16:03:00.000-07:00

"To concur with the intention of another person to commit suicide and to help in carrying it out through so-called "assisted suicide" means to cooperate in, and at times to be the actual perpetrator of, an injustice which can never be excused, even if it is requested. In a remarkably relevant passage Saint Augustine writes that "it is never licit to kill another: even if he should wish it, indeed if he request it because, hanging between life and death, he begs for help in freeing the soul struggling against the bonds of the body and longing to be released; nor is it licit even when a sick person is no longer able to live".
~ Pope John Paul II, The Gospel of Life, no. 66 ~

It is not sufficient...

2008-06-04T16:02:00.000-07:00

"It is not sufficient to think that, since candidate X takes the 'right position' on other issues such as the economy, foreign relations, defense, etc. but only goes wrong on abortion, one can in good conscience, vote for him/her. Abortion deals with the first and most basic human right, without which there is nothing left to talk about."
~ Father Matthew Habiger, OSB, HLI Reports, April 1996 ~

We cannot but recognize...

2008-05-22T14:01:00.000-07:00

"We cannot but recognize that, in practical terms, defending human life has become more difficult today, because a mentality has been created that progressively devalues human life and entrusts it to the judgement of individuals. A consequence deriving therefrom is lessened respect for the human person, a value that lies at the foundation of any form of civil coexistence, over and above the faith a person may profess."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, speaking to the Italian Movement for Life, May 12, 2008 ~

All who are genuinely committed...

2008-05-14T14:04:00.000-07:00

"All who are genuinely committed to the advancement of women can and must offer a woman or a girl who is pregnant, frightened, and alone a better alternative than the destruction of her own unborn child."
~ Mary Ann Glendon, Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, September 5, 1995 ~

Find the courage...

2008-04-30T14:03:00.000-07:00

"Find the courage to proclaim Christ, ... and the unchanging truths which have their foundation in Him. These are the truths that set us free! They are the truths which alone can guarantee respect for the inalienable dignity and rights of each man, woman and child in our world - including the most defenseless of all human beings, the unborn child in the mother's womb.
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Homily at Yankee Stadium, April 20, 2008 ~

with time the threats against life...

2008-04-02T20:10:00.000-07:00

"...'with time the threats against life have not grown weaker. They are taking on vast proportions...' Aside from intentions, which can be varied and perhaps can seem convincing at times, especially if presented in the name of solidarity, we are in fact faced by an objective "conspiracy against life", involving even international Institutions, engaged in encouraging and carrying out actual campaigns to make contraception, sterilization and abortion widely available. Nor can it be denied that the mass media are often implicated in this conspiracy, by lending credit to that culture which presents recourse to contraception, sterilization, abortion and even euthanasia as a mark of progress and a victory of freedom, while depicting as enemies of freedom and progress those positions which are unreservedly pro-life."
~ Gospel of Life, Pope John Paul II, March 25, 2005 ~

More proof that science...

2008-03-26T16:53:00.000-07:00

"More proof that science is the enemy of the pro-abortionists can be seen in reading their reaction to sonograms. NARAL and Planned Parenthood have done everything they can to keep women ignorant about the latest scientific advances. That is why they oppose virtually every state and federal law allowing for informed consent. They are positively frightened by ultrasound pictures. Indeed, an abortionist from Long Island recently admitted that 'no woman is going to want an abortion after she sees a sonogram.' He’s afraid he may lose his job."
~ Science Undermines Abortion Activists, Catalyst, January-February 2008 ~

Pray that the witness of 40 Days for Life...

2008-03-19T16:47:00.000-07:00

"Pray that the witness of 40 Days for Life bears abundant fruit, and that we begin again each day to storm the gates of hell until God welcomes us into the gates of heaven."
~ Fr. Frank Pavone, 40 Days for Life, Day 41+, March 18, 2008 ~

Though you may have not...

2008-03-12T21:02:00.001-07:00

"Though you may have not formally studied philosophy, though you may not have imagined yourself as a champion of inalienable rights and the common good or seen yourself as a defender of the intrinsic dignity of personhood within the culture, there is no one more suited to the task of rescuing the culture than you...Whatever our call might be, no matter how grand or small, we must commit ourselves to doing something, for this is true freedom."
~ Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., Healing the Culture, p. 337 ~

An abortion kills the life...

2008-02-28T07:36:00.000-08:00

"An abortion kills the life of the baby after it has begun. It is dangerous to your life and health."
~ Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 1963, as quoted in Catalyst, January - February 2008 ~

John Paul II acknowledged...

2008-02-21T07:35:00.000-08:00

John Paul II acknowledged, "We are facing an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life, the 'culture of death' and the 'culture of life.' We find ourselves not only 'faced with' but necessarily 'in the midst of' this conflict: We are all involved and we all share in it, with the inescapable responsibility of choosing to be unconditionally pro-life" (Evangelium Vitae, No. 28). He calls us as Catholics, true to the faith we have received, to be "unconditionally pro-life" and to accept this responsibility no matter what the cost.
~ Bishop Samuel Aquila, "The Sanctity of Human Life from Conception to Natural Death", November 15, 2007 ~

Each according to his...

2008-02-13T18:50:00.000-08:00

"...each according to his or her possibilities, profession and responsibilities, should feel in themselves an obligation to love and serve life, from its beginning to its natural end. It is, in fact, everyone's duty to welcome human life as a gift to be respected, protected and promoted, even more so when it is fragile and in need of attention and care, either before birth or when it is in its final stages."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Welcome Life, Before Birth and in its Final Stages, February 3, 2008 ~

Assisted Suicide...

2008-02-06T17:10:00.000-08:00

"Assisted Suicide...Don't sign your own death warrant."
~ Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett, The Archbishop's Hour, January 10, 2008 ~

Bad law and defective moral reasoning...

2008-01-30T21:50:00.000-08:00

"Bad law and defective moral reasoning produce the evasive language to justify evil. Nothing else can explain the verbal and ethical gymnastics required by elected officials to justify their support for partial-birth abortion, a procedure in which infants are brutally killed during the process of delivery. The same sanitized marketing is now deployed on behalf of physician-assisted suicide, fetal experimentation and human cloning. Each reduces the human person to a problem or an object. Each can trace its lineage in no small part to Roe."
~ Living the Gospel of Life, no. 10, USCCB ~

I dream...

2008-01-23T21:54:00.000-08:00

"I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction."
~ Benazir Bhutto, Cairo population conference, 1994 ~

If you would...

2008-01-16T21:49:00.000-08:00

“If you would be quiet, you’d learn something."
~ Kathy McEntee, responding to hecklers at the March for Life, January 2005 ~

You destroy those...

2008-01-09T20:47:00.000-08:00

"You destroy those who are tiny in body because fear is destroying your heart."
~Saint Quodvultdeus (in reference to Herod and the Holy Innocents)~

And it is today...

2007-12-17T20:51:00.000-08:00

"And it is today, in the present that we decide our future destiny. It is with our concrete everyday behavior in this life that we determine our eternal fate. At the end of our days on earth, at the moment of death, we will be evaluated on the basis of our likeness or otherwise to the Baby Who is about to be born in the poor grotto of Bethlehem, because He is the measure God has given humanity."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Christ is the Measure God has Given Humanity, December 9, 2007 ~

The destruction of human embryos...

2007-11-28T21:32:00.000-08:00

"The destruction of human embryos, whether to acquire stem cells or for any other purpose, contradicts the purported intent of researchers, legislators and public health officials to promote human welfare. The Church does not hesitate to approve and encourage somatic stem-cell research: not only because of the favorable results obtained through these alternative methods, but more importantly because they harmonize with the aforementioned intent by respecting the life of the human being at every stage of his or her existence."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, 10/11/07 ~

The Catholic community must offer support...

2007-11-21T07:49:00.000-08:00

"The Catholic community must offer support to those women who may find it difficult to accept a child, above all when they are isolated from their family and friends. Likewise, the community should be open to welcome back all who repent of having participated in the grave sin of abortion, and should guide them with pastoral charity to accept the grace of forgiveness, the need for penance, and the joy of entering once more into the new life of Christ."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Society Greatly Benefits from Educated Catholics, 11/19/07 ~

As this audience already knows...

2007-11-14T20:50:00.000-08:00

"As this audience already knows, Christian reverence for the unborn child is no medieval development. It comes from the very beginnings of our faith. The early Church had no debates over politicians and communion. There wasn't any need. No persons who tolerated or promoted abortion would have dared to approach the Eucharistic table, let alone dared to call themselves true Christians. And here's why: The early Christians understood that they were the offspring of a new worldwide family of God. They saw the culture around them as a culture of death, a society that was slowly extinguishing itself. In fact, when you read early Christian literature, practices like adultery and abortion are often described as part of 'the way of death' or the 'way of the [devil].'"
~ Archbishop Charles Chaput, Church and State Today: What belongs to Caesar, and what doesn't, 10/26/07 ~

Pharmacists are called to face...

2007-11-07T19:43:00.000-08:00

Pharmacists are "called to face the question of conscientious objection, which is a right that must be recognized for people exercising this profession, so as to enable them not to collaborate directly or indirectly in supplying products that have clearly immoral purposes such as, for example, abortion or euthanasia."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Therapeutic Experiments Must Respect Basic Ethical Norms, 10/29/07 ~

Those who are called to stand witness...

2007-10-24T16:59:00.000-07:00

"Those who are called to stand witness in this 24-hour-a-day presence send a powerful message to the community about the tragic reality of abortion. It also serves as a call to repentance for those who work at the abortion center and those who patronize the facility."
~ 40 Days for Life ~

If my people...

2007-10-17T00:48:00.000-07:00

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 ~

What will God accomplish...

2007-10-10T19:43:00.000-07:00

“What will God accomplish when individuals and communities across our nation unite for 40 days of prayer and fasting, pulling out all the stops to end the violence of abortion? Now is the time for America to find out.”
~ www.40daysforlife.com ~

Speak up...

2007-10-03T05:34:00.000-07:00

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves"
~ Proverbs 31:8 www.40daysforlife.com ~

I swore never to be silent...

2007-09-26T16:15:00.000-07:00

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

~ Elie Wiesel, Holocaust Survivor, www.40daysforlife.com/show.cfm ~

Not even one abortion...

2007-09-19T20:05:00.000-07:00

"Not even one abortion per week is acceptable. Not one per month. Not one per year. Not one in our lifetime...The dignity of the human person begins at the moment of conception, not at birth. The dignity, as recognized by the signers of the Declaration of Independence, is bestowed by the Creator, and no one has the right to destroy innocent unborn life."
~ Bishop Samuel J. Aquila, Bishop Encourages all Priests to Imitate Him by Spending One Hour in Front of Abortion Facility ~

The fundamental human right...

2007-09-12T20:34:00.000-07:00

"The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from the moment of conception until its natural end. Abortion, consequently, cannot be a human right -- it is the very opposite. It is a deep wound in society."
~ Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Says Abortion is "Deep Wound," Opposite of a Human Right, Zenit, September 10, 2007 ~

The Lord has always...

2007-09-05T20:14:00.000-07:00

"The Lord has always revealed to men the treasures of His wisdom and His Spirit, but now that the face of evil more and more bares itself, so does the Lord bare His treasures the more."
~ St. John of the Cross, Sayings of Light and Love ~

Not all moral issues...

2007-08-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

“Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. For example, if a Catholic were at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war, he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion. While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals, it may still be permissible to take up arms to repel an aggressor or to have recourse to capital punishment. There may be a legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not however with regard to abortion and euthanasia.”
~ Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion: General Principles, n. 3, memo to Cardinal McCarrick, 2004 ~

Amnesty International...

2007-08-22T06:07:00.000-07:00

"Amnesty International was founded to protect human rights, yet it now treads upon the most fundamental human right, the right to life. To fail to protect the right to life renders suspect one’s advocacy of any other human right.”
~ Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life, August 20, 2007 ~