To the editor:
Please accept my thanks for the Catholic Herald coverage of the Capitol Rosary Rally marking the 40th sorrowful anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 12, 2013.
We estimate almost 150 people praying at the Capitol and St. Patrick’s and with us on their own that day.
As the speakers stated, this is a spiritual battle.
To the editor:
I just read the article on efforts to provide constitutional protections for pre-born children in Wisconsin.
Catholics who argue that a Wisconsin Personhood Amendment is “wrong for Wisconsin” might look to the Catechism for guidance. Taken from an excerpt of Donum Vitae (authored by Cardinal Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI), Catechism 2270 states, “From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.”
To the editor:
The introduction of a personhood amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution provides a wonderful opportunity to engage our neighbors in the critical question of how we treat young people in our state.
Many citizens have not been exposed to the joyful message of hope found in the encyclical Humanae Vitae of the Servant of God Pope Paul VI, and do not realize how contraception poisons our culture and even the intimate relationships of spouses.
State Representative Andrew Jacque (R-Bellevue) has introduced a “personhood” amendment in Wisconsin.
