The Political Catholic

Pro-Life Not Anti-Abortion As a Catholic you may assumed that I am Pro-life and you would be right.  But what may shock you is that I do not consider myself Anti-Abortion.  Do not get me wrong, I do adhere to the teaching of my church that abortion is a sin, but to me being pro-life is much more than being Anti-abortion.  To me being Pro-life calls me to a greater reality than just demonstrating against abortion.  Abortion is the symptom of the much larger problem and eliminating the symptom will not necessarily cure the problem.  Being pro-life must mean valuing life in all of its stages and every life.  Life from cradle to grave must be considered sacred.  Life of all peoples - regardless of race, gender, gender identity, nationality, legal status or sexuality must be considered sacred.  To me this is the fullest understanding of what it means to be Pro-life.  Evangelicals have declared war on Abortion with the purpose of saving unborn ...