Washington D.C., Aug 5, 2010 / 14:55 pm
The Knights of Columbus closed their 128th Supreme Convention today in Washington, D.C., approving several resolutions renewing the fraternal organization's commitments to defending life from conception to natural end, protecting marriage as the union of one man and one woman, strengthening the family and defending the Holy Father.
“The Knights of Columbus renew our deep and historic commitment to oppose any governmental action or policy that promotes abortion, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and other offenses against life,” the first approved resolution states.
“We continue to speak out to our elected representatives about the need to enact legislation to oppose these practices and to protect human life in all its stages,” it adds.
The Knights also emphasized that they “support programs that provide women facing crisis pregnancies with alternatives to abortion, including adoption,” and reaffirmed their “commitment to building a ‘culture of life’ by promoting policies that favor the family.”