Fr. Pavone is alive and well, and he's behind the abortion "billboard truck" campaign!

Catholic Answers ^ | 10/29 | Fr. Frank Pavone

[Aquinasfan]

I was listening to an archived broadcast (10/29/01) of Catholic Answers today that featured Fr. Frank Pavone. He said that he's "in negotiations" with Cardinal Egan regarding remaining with Priests for Life in some capacity.

Even better, he mentioned that he has been working with a Catholic attorney regarding overturning Roe v. Wade. The attorney recommended the famous "rolling billboard" campaign. The lawyer researched how issues like slavery were overturned by the SC in the past. He determined that in every case the bulk of the population was presented with images of the injustice –whether they liked it or not. And so the billboard campaign was devised.

The campaign consists of photos of aborted babies three months of age or less, the age when 90% of abortions occur, mounted on tractor-trailers. Then they roll. LET'S ROLL!

[Aquinasfan]

You can listen to this via Real Player anytime. Just click on the link and then the 10/29 broadcast and hear for yourself. I'm psyched that Fr. Pavone is behind the rolling billboard campaign, and that it's not a fly-by-night campaign. LET'S ROLL!

[Aquinasfan]

Good news! Let's roll!

[ELS]

There was a thread about it the truck billboard campaign (and Fr. Pavone's involvement) on FR some time back. I think I have it bookmarked at home. I hope Cardinal Egan can find a way to let Fr. Pavone continue to be involved with PfL even if he returns to local parish duties.

[Antoninus]

It's time to get serious about the abortion issue again. It's time for a new grass-roots push. We've got a big-time chance to forge a pro-life majority if we get our message out forcefully - and graphically. Graphic images ended Vietnam. They can help end abortion.

There is already a growing surge of support for the Pro-Life cause. Let's push the issue. If successful, this will also have the beneficial side effect of causing massive defeats for RINO and Democrat candidates.

[patent]

bumping.

[Notwithstanding]

Excellent story about the rolling billboards ("Reproductive Choice Campaign")and campus demonstrations ("Genocide Awareness Project") sponsored by the Center for Bioethical Reform: Last year a pro-life friend of mine who is very much an activist and who loves Fr. Pavone and PFL was disturbed to find out that Pavone supported the graphic photo idea. I convinced her to go see the GAP dispaly for herself - on the campus of IU in Bloomington, IN last month. She left that display convinced it was a very effective and appropriate means to share the truth. She saw the young people forced to think about what "Choice" really means and the undeniable indications shown by the photos that the little 10 week old fetus is actually very human, very innocent, and worthy of protection.

Amen. She was a hard sell. She is sold. Nuf said.

[AKA Elena]

Wonderful news about Fr. Pavone.

I recently had occasion to defend my own stance on LIFE and the entire scope of the "pro-life at all stages" fight for the unborn, fairly simply and also effectively.

After hashing through the standard excuses for exclusion, the cases of rape and incest ... the use of fetal cells, etc ... we discussed the logic for my own passion for life in terms of a living child and mother and what we would do in defense of those two figures, particularly in regard to a life threatening danger to a newborn and his Mom.

We totally agreed that the defensive fight for the Mom and her infant would be violently strong and possibly result in a "noble" death for the defender, but worthwhile to save those lives at any cost.

We proceeded to the second point of having been deprived of our rights to be involved in such a fight through mis-appropriate interpretation of laws, which deny our basic and constitutional rights to even protest at an aboratorium

After agreeing to the scientific proofs of even atheistic scientists, that the unborn have separate and singular identities proven in their DNA ... we finally agreed that the analogy of the Mother and the NEWBORN was no different, providing we honestly believe that life is to be treasured from conception to the grave and therein lies the rub.

Conscious or not there is some sort of mental categorization which assigns more value to the born than to the pre-born and that is why we are so forgiving and acceptance of incrementalism. This is the nature of this particular flaw of mental reservation that so many are using today ... to the detriment and death of the unborn.

This use of mental reservation concedes only a "categorized right to life", rather than realization that pre-born life is indeed LIFE of a HUMAN BEING, with attendant rights. How we have arrived at the notion that it is somehow LESS PRECIOUS and LESS ENTITLED TO LIVE than the already born, is one of all of society's biggest banes. It just does not make good sense.

Let us pray for those who have the unborn in their care!

[Notwithstanding]

Even more important - she was overwhelmed at the peace and grace that oozed out of the people staffing the display. Those people are filled with God's grace and a testament to His name. Powerful love-filled tender souls standing up for the truth in a loving and gentle way. Some truths are appaling - but true nevertheless.

[gumbo]

The lawyer researched how issues like slavery were overturned by the SC in the past.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the Supreme Court ever actually overturned Dred Scott. I think it took a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

Btw, Aquinasfan, thanks for posting this. Father Pavone is a fantastic representative for those of us who value life. What is this about "negotiation" with Cardinal Egan, though?

[patent]

Conscious or not there is some sort of mental categorization which assigns more value to the born than to the pre-born and that is why we are so forgiving and acceptance of incrementalism.

Just came across that today, in fact.

patent  +AMDG

[electron1]

What is this about "negotiation" with Cardinal Egan, though

Due to the shortage of Priests, Cardinal Egan has asked Fr. Frank Pavone to step down from Priests for LIfe, and return to serving in a Church.

[EODGUY]

I pray that Father Pavone is allowed to stay on the front line of the Pro-Life war.

[goodieD]

Father Pavone and pro-life BUMP!

[ArrogantBustard]

return to serving in a Church.

This may not be entirely a bad thing. He'll (have|get) to preach at least once on Sunday and each weekday. 10-1 his sermons won't be the mealy-mouthed pablum too many Catholic priests mistake for preaching.

AB

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Father Frank bump!

[firewalk]

BTTT

[MHGinTN]

In 2000, the democrat party took 'a woman's right to choose a serial killer' as their election slogan, except they got away with leaving off 'a serial killer'(that is, after all the actual reality of the phrase if finished truthfully). We the people awake to the holocaust in our nation mustn't let them get away with that ever again, and we must hold the pubbies feet to the fire until they pass legislation banning as murder partial birth abortion and end ALL abortion that is not expressly to save a woman's life. We must also demand of the politicians that they fund adoption programs and set-aside monies to aid women unable to raise the child they carry, with mandetory sterilization for the man and woman involved when more than one 'incident' occurs against the vulnerable unborn.

[gumbo]

Thanks for the info re Fr. Pavone.

[Aquinasfan]

I was just thinking that someone should create a 5 second, e-mailable Quicktime (or Flash?) movie of an ultrasound of a 90-day-old unborn child. Then all of us pro-lifers can e-mail it to our friends, and so on. It would be an inexpensive way to get our message across.