聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 St. Francis of Assisi in Canticle of the Creatures says that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us.
听听听听听听听听听听听 In Pope Francis鈥� Laudato si鈥� (Praise to You), an encyclical on care of our environment, he says, 鈥淭his sister now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God had endowed her鈥� We have forgotten that we ourselves are dust of the earth.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 In all humility we have to admit to other disorders we have created like the pro-abortion movement. It is unnatural and disordered to cause the death of the unborn. This evil gives rise to other absurdities.
听听听听听听听听听听听 On October 24, Sydney Tate, Feminist Alliance president, who was protesting a pro life Jumbo Tron video on the University of Kentucky Campus picturing an abortion, admitted, 鈥淲alking up to this [picture] made me cry, because it鈥檚 so upsetting.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 LifeNews.com shares these headlines: 鈥淛udge gives convicted rapist custody of woman鈥檚 son after she refused abortion,鈥� and 鈥淟awsuit claims there鈥檚 a 鈥榟uman right鈥� to kill disabled unborn babies in abortions.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听 Laudato si鈥� reminds us that we are dust. What we do to the land, we do to ourselves. We need to think of the generations to come. What abortion does is eliminate generations to come.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲hoever saves one life saves the world entire鈥� - Oscar Schindler.
听听听听听听听听听听听 The erosion of respect for life leads to other disorders like euthanasia.
听听听听听听听听听听听 In September 2016 Candace Elson went to Charles S. Memorial Hospital in St Anthony where Dr. Aaron Heroux told her she was likely to die soon.
听听听听听听听听听听听 The doctor proposed assisted suicide. Candace refused. A year later Candace walks without assistance, is alert, and was bridesmaid at her sister鈥檚 wedding. (from LifeNews.com)
听听听听听听听听听听听 And the battle goes on. From LifeNews.com we see these headlines:
听听听听听听听听听听听 Abortionist LeRoy Carhart opens clinic tomorrow doing abortions through all nine months of pregnancy.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Planned parenthood celebrates its 101st anniversary and seven million abortions.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Abortion activists don鈥檛 want to eliminate Down Syndrome; they want to kill everyone who has it.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Many positive changes are giving us hope that respect for life is emerging. Bills are being passed in legislatures to eliminate late term abortions. Scientific knowledge is advancing to make us aware that a preborn baby can feel pain as early as eight to 10 weeks.
听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淥verwhelming majorities of Americans鈥攕ome 60-64 per cent according to pollsters鈥攕upport legal protection for pain-capable unborn children,鈥� said pro-life Congressman Chris Smith. 鈥淭oday we know that unborn babies not only die but suffer excruciating pain during dismemberment abortion鈥攁 cruelty that rips arms and legs off a helpless child.鈥� (National聽聽 Steven Ertelt, October 3)
听听听听听听听听听听听 I remember a time in youth when I was not concerned about the issue of abortion. In the 1960s it was easier to avoid these issues. Today you see videos of dismemberment abortion on YouTube.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Just as all peoples who dwell on the land are responsible for the land, we are all responsible for the survival of the human race. The loss of seven million babies is an unspeakable sin against nature.
听听听听听听听听听听听 Nature is a sacrament, a sign that points us toward the Creator. We must realize the sacredness of creation as we give thanks to the Creator.
