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| Auxiliary Bishop John Dolan |
The month of January
is abuzz with hundreds of pro-life events to honor the 60,000,000 babies killed
by abortion in the U.S. since the passage of Roe v Wade. The purpose of these
events is to bring an end to the holocaust and expose the truth of what
abortion does, provide alternative resources for those facing unplanned pregnancies
and offer healing to those who have had and/or encouraged abortion.
One of the speakers
at a recent San Diego Walk for Life was Auxiliary Bishop John Dolan of the San
Diego Diocese. We are sure the event
planners were anticipating an exhilarating and inspiring presentation on the
value of life in the womb that would resonate with the thousands in attendance, those reading about it and hopefully reach the hearts of many who have been misled by pro-choice rhetoric.
Instead, Bishop
Dolan decided to minimize the pro-life message by telling a local news reporter for the Times of San Diego “In
many ways, that’s why I’m here ... This whole
March for Life encompasses everything, not just … the unborn, but also DACA." According to The California Catholic Daily, the Bishop "ended his stage appearance with his typical humor: Go in pieces.”
With
all due respect to Bishop Dolan, he is way off base. The walks and marches do NOT encompass everything and should NOT be used for pontificating the pros and cons of DACA. DACA recipients are not facing death. They are not going to be ripped from their mother’s womb piece by piece and parted out to the
highest bidder. And, what would motivate
him to end his speech with “go in pieces.” One can only hope he was misquoted (although no one has issued a denial to date) ... as how could anyone consider a comment like that humorous at a pro-life event.
Because
of church leaders like Auxilliary Bishop Dolan and his boss, Bishop McElroy,
they are losing respect from faithful followers by misinterpreting the Cathechism
of the Catholic church to support a liberal agenda … alienating citizens and
legal immigrants. Now with this little
political stunt…..they will be losing even more.
