The Gospel Of Life
From the very first months of his pontificate, Pope John Paul II has urged the pro-life movement to “be not afraid.” Using striking language, he concluded an audience with the Italian “Movement for Life” on Feb. 26, 1979 with these words:
“Do not be discouraged by the difficulties, opposition and failure you may meet with on your way. It is a question of man and, with such a stake, no one can shut himself up in an attitude of resigned passivity without thereby abdicating as a human being. As Vicar of Christ the Word Incarnate, I say to you: have faith in God, the Creator and Father of every human being; have confidence in man, created in the image and likeness of God and called to be His son, in the Son. In Christ, who died and rose again, man's cause has already had its definitive verdict: life will overcome death!”
