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Abortion is Wrong. Defend Life!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Church Has Always Condemned Abortion and Taught Mercy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Is the result of pain, fear, confusion, or coercion. We must help one another!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n are unspeakable crimes<\/strong>“.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Gaudium et Spes, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “Abortion\u2026is gravely contrary to the moral law<\/strong>“<\/span>. (CCC, 2271)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n “A person who procures a completed abortion incurs a latae sententiae<\/em> (automatic) excommunication<\/strong>.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Code of Canon Law, 1398)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n “[T]he Church makes clear that abortion is a most serious and dangerous crime”. (Evangelium Vitae, 62)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “The deliberate murder of an innocent person<\/strong> is gravely contrary to the dignity of the human being, to the golden rule, and to the holiness of the Creator. The law forbidding it is universally valid: it obliges each and every one, always and everywhere.” (CCC, 2261)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”|40px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Church “constantly reaffirms the moral condemnation<\/strong> of any kind of procured abortion.” (Instruction on Respect for Human Life In Its Origin, 1)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “The Magisterium\u2026constantly reaffirms the moral condemnation of any kind of procured abortion<\/strong>. This teaching has not been changed and is unchangeable.”<\/span> (Instruction on Respect for Human Life, I, 1)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “Excommunication is not something arbitrary<\/strong>, but a measure prescribed by the Code [of Canon Law]. Thus, it simply states in canon law that the killing of an innocent child is incompatible with going to Communion<\/strong>, where one receives the Body of Christ.” “Consequently, nothing new<\/strong>, surprising or arbitrary has been invented<\/strong>. Only what is prescribed by Church law has been recalled publicly, a law that is based on the doctrine and faith of the Church, on our appreciation of life and of the human individual from the very first instant.” (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trashed-dolls-and-bones-piled-high-behind-glass-creating-a-disturbing-picture.jpg” alt=”A pile of trashed dolls and bones symbolizing the grave crime and tragedy of abortion.” title_text=”Trashed dolls and bones piled high behind glass creating a disturbing picture.” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n are unspeakable crimes<\/strong>“.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Gaudium et Spes, 51)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “Abortion\u2026is gravely contrary to the moral law<\/strong>“<\/span>. (CCC, 2271)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n “A person who procures a completed abortion incurs a latae sententiae<\/em> (automatic) excommunication<\/strong>.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Code of Canon Law, 1398)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n “[T]he Church makes clear that abortion is a most serious and dangerous crime”. (Evangelium Vitae, 62)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n “The deliberate murder of an innocent person<\/strong> is gravely contrary to the dignity of the human being, to the golden rule, and to the holiness of the Creator. The law forbidding it is universally valid: it obliges each and every one, always and everywhere.” (CCC, 2261)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”|40px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Church “constantly reaffirms the moral condemnation<\/strong> of any kind of procured abortion.” (Instruction on Respect for Human Life In Its Origin, 1)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “The Magisterium\u2026constantly reaffirms the moral condemnation of any kind of procured abortion<\/strong>. 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Only what is prescribed by Church law has been recalled publicly, a law that is based on the doctrine and faith of the Church, on our appreciation of life and of the human individual from the very first instant.” (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”30px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” collapsed=”off” 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text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width=”80%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Section” module_id=”profound-crisis” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_padding=”0px||0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_popup_slug=”profound-crisis” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Vincente-Lopez-Adoration-of-the-Holy-Trinity.jpg” alt=”The Adoration of the Holy Trinity by Vincente Lopez, 1791-1792″ title_text=”Vincente Lopez-Adoration of the Holy Trinity” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_id=”Adoration” module_class=”landscape position-top” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” transform_origin=”100%|50%” positioning=”relative” vertical_offset=”0px” custom_padding=”30px||” custom_css_main_element=”.Adoration {||\tobject-position: center top;||}||” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Human life is sacred<\/strong>\u2014all men must recognize that fact. From its very inception it reveals the creating hand of God.”<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Mater et Magistra, 194)<\/a><\/p>\n “Man is called to<\/strong> a fullness of life<\/strong> which far exceeds the dimensions of his earthly existence, because it consists in sharing the very life of God.”<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Evangelium Vitae, 2)<\/a><\/p>\n “God’s love\u2026sees an impression of his own image and likeness<\/strong> in each one.”\u00a0(Pope Benedict XVI)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God<\/strong> and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end.” (CCC, 2258)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” icon_color=”#054368″ open_icon_color=”#054368″ module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ title_text_color=”#054368″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_font_size=”14px” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#054368″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “God alone is the Lord of life<\/strong> from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being”. (Instruction on Respect for Human Life In Its Origin, 5)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Every human being<\/strong>, even the child in the womb, has the right to life immediately from God<\/strong>, not from parents, nor from any society or human authority. Therefore there is no man, no human authority, no science, no medical, eugenic, social, economic, moral ‘indication’; who can exhibit or give a valid juridical title, for a direct deliberate disposition over an innocent human life”. (Pope Pius XII)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Baby-boy-sleeping-on-a-pillow-with-stuffed-animal.jpg” alt=”All people possess the inherent and beauty of human dignity, as children of God. The act of abortion opposes this.” title_text=”Baby boy sleeping on a pillow with stuffed animal” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_class=”landscape” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ transform_origin=”50%|0%” custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “From the<\/strong> first moment of his existence<\/strong>, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person<\/strong> – among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.”\u00a0(CCC, 2270)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n “[E]very human being is endowed with a dignity<\/strong> that must never be\u2026destroyed<\/strong>“.
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”40px|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”40px|0px||0px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||true|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Trashed-dolls-and-bones-piled-high-behind-glass-creating-a-disturbing-picture.jpg” alt=”A pile of trashed dolls and bones symbolizing the grave crime and tragedy of abortion.” title_text=”Trashed dolls and bones piled high behind glass creating a disturbing picture.” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ header_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”|40px|||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px|0px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\u201c<\/span>Abortion and Infanticide…<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201c[T]he Church’s teaching on this point is clear: human life is sacred and inviolable<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Pope Francis<\/a><\/h5>\n
Why is the Church so Adamant?<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201c<\/span>[L]ife is the first good received from God<\/strong> and is fundamental to all others<\/strong>; to guarantee the right to life\u2026is the duty upon which the future of humanity depends\u201d.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Pope Benedict XVI<\/a><\/h5>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nIt’s About God<\/h2>\n
\u201cThe inviolability of the person\u2026is a reflection of the absolute inviolability of God<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Pope St. John Paul II, 38<\/a><\/h5>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ text_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nIt’s About the Person<\/h2>\n
\u201cEvery child<\/strong> who\u2026is condemned unjustly to being aborted bears the face of Jesus Christ<\/strong>\u201d.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Pope Francis, 2<\/a><\/h5>\n