Spain: Bishops willing to 'take to the streets' in support of human life
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Madrid, Spain, Jan 7, 2009 / 09:29 pm (CNA).- The spokesman for the Bishops’ Conference of Spain, Bishop Juan Antonio Martinez Camino, said this week the bishops of that country are willing to support new public protests if the current  government continues to insist on liberalizing abortion laws that are being debated in Parliament.

“We want to support whatever we can so that lawmakers know that Catholics do not want this,” Bishop Martinez Camino explained during an interview with Europa Press. “Promoting laws that give license to kill contradicts human and Christian consciences,” he added.

He also warned that guilt for abortion falls not only on women who choose to have them, but also on “those who do not support them, those who pressure them or mistreat them.” 

Lawmakers didn’t escape the bishop’s warning either, especially those who are believers. Those politicians who promote “these kinds of laws” should be aware that the punishment of excommunication “is not only for the women, but also for all those whose direct collaboration was necessary to carry out an abortion,” he said.

Bishop Martinez Camino stressed also that abortion “is not a right,” and called on lawmakers to provide greater assistance and thereby ensure that there is never an excuse for taking the life of another person.

“If we have the right to take the lives of our children, we have lost all sense of what rights mean,” he added.

The liberalization of the law on abortion would “subtlety and absurdly” justify this practice as a “right,” he continued, and undermine all other personal rights. The license to kill children is “contrary to the concept of rights,” the bishop said.

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Published by: Phyllis Pascual
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 01/10/2009 05:08 PM EST
Bravo to Spain's Bishops who are willing to take to the streets to defend the lives of the unborn. I suggest praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary DAILY,to end abortion.
You are in my daily prayers, may God bless your work!
Phyllis
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Published by: Mathilde Klassen
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada 01/10/2009 01:22 PM EST
We, the grass roots Christian/Catholics have to have the support in action of our shepherds. This action in Spain is encouragement indeed. The American bishops are also being heard. This matter of killing our own children has to be heard from all echelons of our Catholic hierarchy. They are our so-called leaders. I say so-called, because each one of us is responsible for our destiny, be it Pope, Bishop or little me. But we need to have leaders, which is being made very real during all this time of choosing the new US president. We need prayers world-wide for the cause of pro-life and direct action in the face of the world and be prepared to put our life on the line if called upon. Please help each one of us, God Father of Love.
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Published by: M Davidson
Toronto, Ont. Canada 01/10/2009 11:49 AM EST
I take my hat off to these men of God. More power to them. I wish our bishops over here would do likewise!
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Published by: Eugeniusz Gawor
Busko-Zdroj/Poland 01/10/2009 03:24 AM EST
I fully agree and support with my own life to defend babies in the womb. It is the worst slaughtering anyone could imagine, where people make love and than kill a fruit of that love with doctors support who should do all to safe life. Amen
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