This Sunday is the beatification of Pope John Paul II who was Christ's Vicar from 1978 to 2005. He spoke frequently and passionately about respect life at all stages especially in his encylical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life). Here is just one quote from that letter:
“The legal toleration of abortion or of euthanasia can in no way claim to be based on respect for the conscience of others, precisely because society has the right and the duty to protect itself against the abuses which can occur in the name of conscience and under the pretext of freedom.”
Blessed John Paul II, pray for us!
