U.S. Bishops Express 'Profound Regret' About Shooting Death of Abortion Doctor
June 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaking on behalf of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman
of the bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, expressed profound regret upon
learning of the shooting death of abortion doctor George Tiller.
"Our bishops' conference and all its members have repeatedly and publicly
denounced all forms of violence in our society, including abortion as well as
the misguided resort to violence by anyone opposed to abortion," Cardinal Rigali
said. "Such killing is the opposite of everything we stand for, and everything
we want our culture to stand for: respect for the life of each and every human
being from its beginning to its natural end. We pray for Dr. Tiller and his
family."
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