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Dear Father/Deacon,
We invite you to sign the following statement. It will be used in a non-partisan way on our website and sent to media outlets nationwide to express our common commitment to life. God bless you! -- Fr. Frank Pavone and Staff
As Catholic clergy, ordained to preach the Gospel of Life, Justice, and Peace, we
a) affirm, in union with our
bishops, that all citizens, particularly Catholics, should exercise
their duty to vote and should "embrace their citizenship not merely
as a duty and privilege, but as an opportunity meaningfully to
participate in building the culture of life" (US Bishops, 1998,
Living the Gospel of Life, n. 34);
b) embrace a consistent ethic of
life, which asserts that all life issues are linked and important,
and which acknowledges that "among important issues involving the
dignity of human life with which the Church is concerned, abortion
necessarily plays a central role" (US Bishops, 2001, Pastoral Plan
for Pro-life Activities, A Campaign in Support of Life); and
c) echo our bishops' teaching
that "No public official, especially one claiming to be a faithful
and serious Catholic, can responsibly advocate for or actively
support direct attacks on innocent human life" (US Bishops, 1998,
Living the Gospel of Life, n. 32).
We are confident that the Lord of Life and Peace, who has conquered the power of death, offers His people the grace necessary to build a Culture of Life.
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Printable version: If you want to print out your
statement to keep it, or if you prefer to send it to us by
fax or in the mail,
click here for the printable version. It can be faxed to
321-225-8271, or mailed to Priests for Life, PO Box 236695, Cocoa, FL 32923. |
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