HUMAN LIFE & DIGNITY
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OCTOBER is Respect Life Month |
Life and Dignity of the Human Person
The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. In our society, human life is under direct attack from abortion and euthanasia. The value of human life is being threatened by cloning, embryonic stem cell research, and the use of the death penalty. Catholic teaching also calls on us to work to avoid war. Nations must protect the right to life by finding increasingly effective ways to prevent conflicts and resolve them by peaceful means. We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person. |
Bishop Fulton Sheen on Abortion.
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Now the word of the Lord came to me saying: Before I formed you in the womb
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“The dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in the case of someone who has done great evil. Modern society has the means of protecting itself, without definitively denying criminals the chance to reform.”
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The Child Forlorn is the child Whose mother can't see The life that she carries The Lord meant to be Forsaken the child Whose mother won't give The same chance she had To grow and to live Forgotten the child Whose mom doesn't care Who'll soon throw away The baby who's there For God and the child We stand and we pray Dear Lord, help us save This one child today. |
A Pro-Life Prayer for our President and Public Officials
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