Political Grandstanding on IVF Ignores Its Abuse of Human Dignity
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The reality that human life begins at conception isn’t religious doctrine, it’s basic biology.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The reality that human life begins at conception isn’t religious doctrine, it’s basic biology.
COMMENTARY: ‘Man alone is called to share, by knowledge and love, in God’s own life ... This is the fundamental reason for his dignity. Being in the image of God, the human individual possesses the dignity of a person, who is not just something, but someone.” (CCC 356)
Offering a blueprint for the pro-life movement, prominent Catholics sign on to a letter that fleshes out the inherent dignity of human life.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Every time the pro-life movement succeeds in protecting laws that save the lives of unborn children, those laws automatically will assist our mission of rebuilding a culture of life in the U.S.
COMMENTARY: Paul VI’s prophetic encyclical — like the moral teachings of the Church more broadly — is both a pro-life and traditional encyclical and a progressive social encyclical.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Nearly a year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the laity are eager for Church leaders to offer a bold and unapologetic defense of human life and dignity.
COMMENTARY: As has been the case before, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life often begins with the political situation and then sees where the Gospel and the Catholic Tradition can fit.
The Diocese of Madison clarified late last week that the Church does not endorse nor oppose specific political candidates. At least two of the state’s bishops have reiterated to Catholics that the right to life is a foundational issue that should form their consciences as they decide how to vote on Tuesday.
Examining the Pope’s approach to life issues at the 10-year mark of his papacy.
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