Posted on 09/14/2008 8:11:41 AM PDT by Raquel
The Catholic Church has since the 1st century defended life from the moment of conception through natural death. Yet many criticize the Church for spending too much time defending the unborn and not enough time defending people who are already born. But the reality is the Church has a long history of helping the poor, the homeless, the sick and diseased.
It is true, and more so in recent years, that the Church has emphasized the need for Catholics to stand up for life and pray for an end to abortion. The reason being is, in part, that there are approximately 4,000 innocent lives taken every day in America by abortion. That means 4,000 families destroyed every day, 4,000 mothers mourning the death of their child, 4,000 fathers abandoning their responsibility. The numbers are staggering, you must admit!
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I saw this last night.. Very powerful video!
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