Bishop Weigand and Monsignor Kavanaugh Receive Award
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Bishop Weigand and Monsignor Kavanagh Receive "Guardian of Truth" Award
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ --This week, the Crusade for the Defense of Our Catholic Church, a project of American Life League, presented Bishop William Weigand, head of the Sacramento Diocese and Monsignor Edward Kavanagh, director of St. Patrick's Orphanage in Sacramento, with the Crusade's "Guardian of Truth" Award. "These men of God deserve to be honored for
unflinching support of the Church's teachings and for standing up to Gov. Gray Davis' support of abortion," said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. She and husband Paul Brown, co-founder of American Life League, traveled to Sacramento during a statewide speaking tour of California to present the awards.
"It is important to the Catholic faithful and to all those
involved in the pro-life movement to see that there are leaders, like Bishop Weigand and Monsignor Kavanagh, who are willing to take a stand for that which is right. This encourages other leaders to act and helps to inspire the movement as a whole," said Judie Brown. Monsignor Kavanagh was presented with the award during a private meeting with the Browns in Sacramento; he also accepted the bishop's award on his behalf. "I am honored to accept this award,"
said Kavanagh. "I am committed to defending the sanctity of human life and will continue to do so as long as I am alive."
Last week, the Crusade unveiled the first in a series of planned ads titled "The Deadly Dozen," that expose politicians who openly claim to be Catholic and pro-abortion. The first ad focused on members of the United States Senate. Subsequent ads will focus on members of the United States House of Representatives and U.S.
Governors. "If Gray Davis does not publicly recant his
unapologetic pro-abortion stance or stop claiming to be Catholic, he will surely be a part of the Deadly Dozen ads," stated Brown.
American Life League is the nation's largest pro-life
educational organization with more than 375,000 supporting
families.
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