Anemic !!!!! We shall form a pro life [republican?] group in every parish ................Those are hardly fighting words.
The church is anemic in fight against abortion. A million plus abortions a year and the church does nothing except threaten excommunication??
The church should be doing several things. Excommunication is the weakest response that the church has.
1] The church should create a 'life' attitude in society. Men and women are should be responsible for the consequences of sex outside or inside marriage.Giving birth should be a joyous occasion and a reason for celebration. This should be a focal point of the prayer life of the church while the abortion problem persists. The church should have special prayerful consideration for pergnant women. There should be bonding prayers for the new mother. There should be classes public or private for the new mother. Help should be offered at every level to any pregnant woman whether Catholic, Christian or 'pagan' What we need is a right attitude to life.
2] The church should offer an adoption choice for every fetus. Everyone everywhere should know that the church will take care of any fetus [perfectly or imperfectly formed ] Care for a million babies and the confinement expenses for the mothers would not break the church financially but would rather the church might burst at the seams.
3] There are at least a million young couples right now who want children and are willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars to go through IVF to have a child. Adoption is easy and actually profitable.
4]Allthough sex education would not help in most situations it would enable people to openly understand and discuss problems and solutions.Pregnancy is not a dirty word -its a beautiful thing whether the mother and father are married or not.Neither is childbirth a dirty word
5]Forget the idea that the solution to the problem is in Washington. Repeat The solution to the problem is not in Washington. The church has the resources and does not have the will or intelligence.We don't rely on the Supreme Court for moral leadership.Are they our bishops?
This posting can be the beginning of a long list of possibly better ideas and a course of action that will bring God's Blessings. The Holy Spirit will speak through you if you let Him.... I would like a complete copy of the posting to be sent to all the bishops of the US and Canada when the posting stops.