Feb 9, 2009 / 21:38 pm
The Apostolic Administrator of Valencia in Spain, Cardinal Agustin Garcia-Gasco, has issued a strong call to Catholics to defend life, marriage and the family, as well as religious freedom and freedom of conscience.
In his most recent pastoral letter, the cardinal said that the promotion of human dignity today should focus on three essential natural rights which should be respected and promoted by all: “the defense of human life, the recognition of religious freedom and freedom of conscience, and the defense of marriage and the family.”
“The affirmation of human dignity implies the affirmation of the inviolable right to life from conception to natural death,” he continued.
Therefore, “the absolute right to life reminds us that each person is unique and unrepeatable, and his or her mere presence, whether healthy or sick, strong or weak, powerful or lowly, enriches others. No state or individual can put a price on the dignity of human beings or legitimately decree that their lives can be suppressed,” the cardinal said.