Pro-Life Groups Converge to Stand Up to Militant Pro-Aborts at Vatican Embassy!

various | 4/22/2004 | Pyro7480 (compiled from various sources)

[Pyro7480]

Join Defend Life to counter "Catholics" For a Free Choice protest at the Vatican Embassy this Saturday

As part of this week's pro-abortion march in DC, Catholics For a Free Choice (CFFC) is planning a protest outside the Vatican Embassy. CFFC is the anti-Catholic organization, headed by excommunicated Francis Kissling, whose stated purpose is to overthrow the Catholic Church.  If you would like more information of CFFC visit the Catholic League's website.

Please join us in exposing the lie of abortion, defending Holy Father John Paul II and the Culture of Life.

Saturday, April 24
10AM - 11AM Face the Truth Tour
35th and Massachusetts Ave NW

11AM - Noon
Vatican Embassy Prayer Vigil
3339 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC (map)

For the prayer vigil we will have signs similar to the one on the left (the sign has a picture of Jim Caveizal as Jesus from "The Passion of the Christ," crowned with thorns),  the only other signs that will be allowed willl be Divine Mercy and Our Lady of Guadalupe.

For those driving, we suggest you park on 34th Street, immediately across from the entrance to the Naval Observatory.

For more information call Missy Smith at 202-387-0567

If you care you will be there!

[Pyro7480]

I've been in contact with the head of the American Life League campaign, "Crusade for the Defense of Our Catholic Church," and he was already aware of this protest, and they will have a contingent at this counter-protest. I also contacted students in the pro-life groups at Georgetown U. and George Washington U., and we'll probably see a bunch of college students from there joining us (as well as pro-abortion students on the other side). If you live near Washington, DC, please come and join us!

Original FR thread: Catholics for a Free Choice Protest Vatican Positions on Reproductive Health, Family Planning

[Pyro7480]

Ping!

[NYer]

For the prayer vigil we will have signs with a picture of Jim Caveizal as Jesus from "The Passion of the Christ"

Catholic Ping - let me know if you want on/off this list

[pogo101]

I'm curious as to what the "M" in the lower right quadrant of the papal shield represents. "Magisterium"?

[ELS]

I also contacted students in the pro-life groups at Georgetown U. and George Washington U.

What about Catholic University of America?

[Romulus]

we will have signs with a picture of Jim Caveizal as Jesus from "The Passion of the Christ"

There are many fine images of the Lord that could have been selected, that would not have involved a commercial tie-in (be it ever so worthy) or relied on the face of another person. I realise we are all icons of God, but this is a mistake, IMO. Still, I wish the counter-demonstrators well.

[LiteKeeper]

L'Chaim

[Pyro7480]

I'm sure they'll be coming, but I'll contact them shortly.

[NYer]

Pro-Life Ping!

[Pyro7480]

This is what it is supposed to look like:

[Mr. Silverback]

ProLife Ping!

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[Desdemona]

Sorry. I previous commitment and the commute is a little long.

I wish you all the best, though.

[Polycarp IV]

William Donohue weighs in:

April 22, 2004



CATHOLIC BASHING MARKS ABORTION RALLY


On April 25, Washington, D.C. will be the venue of the March for Women’s Lives, a pro-abortion event. The day before the march there will be a rally in front of the Vatican embassy. This event is being organized by Frances Kissling of Catholics for a Free Choice.



Catholic League president William Donohue addressed this issue today:



“No pro-abortion series of events would be complete without a rally bashing the Catholic Church. Now the bigots are back again, enlisting the support of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights. But it isn’t much of a coalition: Jewish organizations comprise 54 percent of the co-sponsors; Unitarian Universalist groups constitute another 16 percent. On the other hand, support has come from the Episcopal Church, USA; the United Church of Christ; Presbyterian Church USA; and the United Methodist Church. We hope all Catholics take note of who their friends are.



“It would be a mistake to think that all of these people are simply pro-choice. Kissling has flatly said that her organization would ‘never refer to abortion as evil.’ Daniel Maguire, a professor at a Catholic university (Marquette), says abortion can even be understood as ‘a holy choice, a sacred choice’; he plans to march. New York Planned Parenthood guru Alexander Sanger, who would never miss a death march, even wrote a book arguing that abortion is a positive good. Their honesty is refreshing.



“Many female celebrities will march on Sunday. Included will be some who have had abortions (e.g. Whoopi Goldberg has had six or seven abortions and she’s marching). But don’t look for any of them to condemn the anti-Catholic rally that will take place on Saturday.



“Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, has dubbed the march ‘non-partisan.’ But there is no need to lie: it’s been well-reported that the Planned Parenthood Action Fund will endorse John Kerry tomorrow.”

[pogo101]

Interesting, thanks.

I had always thought it was the emblem of EVERY pope, no matter who that pope was. I hadn't realized every pope gets his own custom shtuff upon being popified.

[Aquinasfan]

New York Planned Parenthood guru Alexander Sanger, who would never miss a death march, even wrote a book arguing that abortion is a positive good. Their honesty is refreshing.

Bill Donohue rocks.

[Pyro7480]

You two have done many protests over the years. Do we need a permit to counter-protest? Could you suggest some ground rules (beside the obvious, like no personal insults, violence, etc.)

[old and tired]

We can make it from Philly. We'll try to get some of our pro-life friends to come with us. We'll have to cut right out though, because we need to get voters guides out after the 5 o'clock vigil. See you there!

NYer - thanks for the ping.

[old and tired]

CFFC is the anti-Catholic organization, headed by excommunicated Francis Kissling,

Has she ever been officially excommunicated? Or are you talking about her de facto banishment from the sacraments?

[Pyro7480]

I don't know. The text is from a website.