Pope Francis sends support to March for Life in
Washington, DC
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent his support to the March
for Life, which took place in Washington, DC, on Friday.
The Message – sent by the Vatican Secretary of State,
Cardinal Pietro Parolin – said Pope Francis “trusts that this event, in which
so many American citizens speak out on behalf of the most defenseless of our
brothers and sisters, will contribute to a mobilization of conscience in
defense of the right to life and effective measures to ensure its adequate
legal protection.”
Each year, the March for Life draws hundreds of thousands of
people to the United States capital to call for the protection of the unborn,
and end to euthanasia, and to promote other pro-life issues.
The full text of the Message is below
His Holiness Pope Francis sends warm greetings and the
assurance of his closeness in prayer to the many thousands of young people from
throughout America gathered in the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of
Arlington for the annual March for Life. His Holiness is profoundly grateful
for this impressive testimony to the sacredness of every human life. As he has
made clear, “so great is the value of a human life, and so inalienable the
right to life of an innocent child growing in the mother’s womb, that no alleged
right… can justify a decision to terminate that life” (Amoris Laetitia, 83). He
trusts that this event, in which so many American citizens speak out on behalf
of the most defenseless of our brothers and sisters, will contribute to a
mobilization of conscience in defense of the right to life and effective
measures to ensure its adequate legal protection. To all present the Holy
Father cordially imparts his Apostolic Blessing as a pledge of strength and
peace in the Lord.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State
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