Catholic World News News Feature
Dominican Catholics rally against legal abortion October 31, 2007
Hundreds of Catholics braved pouring rain to take part in a pro-life march organized by the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic as part of a Campaign against a proposal to de-criminalize abortion, the Fides news service reports.
The participants, representing about 204 parishes and more than 100 schools, were led by Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez of Santo Domingo and auxiliary Bishop Pablo Cedano. The marchers walked through the city centre to the National Congress where the cardinal presided at Mass. Many of those present were children, adolescents and young people.
During the Mass, Cardinal López Rodríguez said that only respect for life can guarantee the most precious and necessary principles of society, democracy, and peace. Faced with the situation in the country the cardinal said "the sons and daughters of the Catholic Church and their brothers and sisters of other Christian denominations, are aware of their duty to speak out-- to say that our country, like other countries in Latin America, loves life and is ready to defend it from any attempt to violate or suppress it, because we consider life sacred and inviolable".
?In an address to the whole country on radio and television, the cardinal said "we are ready to defend life on any field and under any circumstances, as we are commanded by God, the author of life, and by the Church."
Ways to
Get
Involved
-
Catholic Credit Card
Donates 1% of total bill.
-
Buy through Amazon
We earn up to 7.5% when you use our link.
-
Direct Donations
CatholicCulture.org depends on your help.
-
Learn More
There are many ways to help CatholicCulture.org.