The sanctity of life...

The Catholic Church teaches thus on the care of animals...
" Animals are God's creatures. He surrounds them with His providential care. By their mere existence they bless Him and give Him glory. Thus men owe them kindness. We should recall the gentleness with which saints like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Philip Neri treated animals."
"God entrusted animals to the stewardship of those whom he created in His own image. It is contrary to human dignity to cause animals to suffer or die needlessly." Catechism, 2416, -18.

If God so entrusted us with this stewardship over animals, how much more is our responsibility in stewardship for the preborn infant? It is grave moral matter to deny the sanctity of life from the moment of conception. Pro-abortion individuals and groups know that life begins at conception--that is why they do not want to debate this reality. Science and medicine confirm this...there is no longer any doubt. In this nation, it is legal to kill an infant from the moment of conception through the ninth month of pregnancy! What of their dignity and suffering? If this does not produce an intrinsic revulsion in each of us, may God have mercy on us! Pray and fast--do penance during this Lenten season, speak against abortion to all you know...the time is coming fast in which each of us will be held accountable for our silence, neglect, and lack of charity for these cherished infant souls...Jesus and Mary, mercy....