<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Church has consistently taught abortion is a tragedy.<\/span><\/p>\n When Catholics profess life is sacred \u201cfrom womb to tomb\u201d, we really mean it!<\/span><\/p>\n What is pro-life? It is the defense of the dignity of the human person from conception to natural death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The need to be \u201cpro-life\u201d did not begin with Roe v. Wade nor did it end after Dobbs v. Jackson. The \u2018issue\u2019 of the sanctity of life has always been central to Catholicism<\/strong> starting, literally, at the beginning, \u201cLet us make man in our image, after our likeness.\u201d (Genesis 1:26)<\/span><\/p>\n Genesis \u201cplaces man at the summit of God\u2019s creative activity<\/strong>, as its crown. Everything in creation is ordered to man and everything is subject to him\u201d. <\/span>(Evangelium Vitae, 34)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cEvery child who\u2026is condemned unjustly to being aborted bears the face of Jesus Christ\u201d. (Pope Francis, 2)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n While \u201c[i]t is true that in the Middle Ages, when the opinion was generally held that the spiritual soul was not present until after the first few weeks\u2026But it was never denied at that time that procured abortion, even during the first days, was objectively grave fault.\u201d <\/span>(Declaration on Procured Abortion, 7)<\/a><\/p>\n And recognizing the harm abortion causes society the Church teaches that \u201ceveryone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic evil\u00a0of the crime of abortion.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI, 5)<\/a><\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n \"Abortion is murder\u2026It\u2019s a human life, period.\" (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n \"Let<\/strong>\u00a0the<\/strong>\u00a0abortion<\/strong>\u00a0and killing of innocent lives<\/strong>\u00a0end<\/strong>.\"\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n To those who argue that an embryo or fetus is not a living human being, the Pope answers, \u201cScientifically it\u2019s a human life<\/strong>. The textbooks teach us that.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Echoing Genesis, the Pope teaches that \u201cEvery child who\u2026is condemned unjustly to being aborted bears the face of Jesus Christ\u201d. <\/span>(Pope Francis, 2)<\/a><\/p>\n Pope Francis has even compared abortion to the Nazi regime; \u201cIt pains me to say this. In the last century the entire world was scandalized over what the Nazis were doing to maintain the purity of the race. Today we do the same thing, but with white gloves.\u201d<\/span> (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cSo great is the value of a human life, and so inalienable the right to life of an innocent child growing in the mother\u2019s womb, that no alleged right<\/strong> to one\u2019s own body can justify a decision to terminate that life, which is an end in itself and which can never be considered the \u2018property\u2019 of another human being.\u201d (Pope Francis, 86)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Should Abortion be Legal<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Is Abortion My Choice?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Abortion Rights<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Quotes on Abortion from the Church<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis on Abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Will God Forgive an Abortion?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Reasons Why Abortion is Wrong<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Abortion in the Bible<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> Catholic social teaching is built on three foundational principles -\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity<\/strong>,\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Subsidiarity.\u00a0<\/strong>Human Dignity, embodied in a correct understanding of the human person, is the greatest. The others flow from it. Good governments and good economic systems find ways of fostering the three principles.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\tWhat is Pro-Life?<\/span><\/h1>\n
Consistent Catholic Teaching on Abortion<\/h5>\n
by CAPP-USA<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n
A Consistent Answer to \u201cWhat is Pro-Life?\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
Claims that the Catholic Church's position on<\/span> (abortion)<\/a> is new or has changed (or are changeable) are false and misleading. The Church has always taught<\/strong> that to be \u201cpro-life\u201d is to defend life as sacred from conception to natural death.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"What](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/woman-child-boy-mother-family-smile-trees.jpg\")
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Abortion and the Early Church<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
The early Church was far from silent on the issue of abortion: \u201cSince the first century<\/strong> the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion.\u201d <\/span>(CCC, 2271)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n
Abortion in the Middle Ages<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
The condemnation of abortion continued through the centuries:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nAbortion in the 20th Century<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
As abortion crept out of alleys and back-rooms into a favorable public light, the Church vigorously stepped forward:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
Pope Francis and Abortion<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
Let there be no doubt of Pope Francis\u2019 position on the scourge of abortion:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIn Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n
The Church has always defended human dignity. It is the principle from which all of Catholic social teaching flows.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nREAD MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSolidarity<\/a><\/h2>
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