Three Cheers for the Dominican Republic

Despite what has been described as "fierce criticism and pressure from UN agencies and abortion advocates," the national legislature of the Dominican Republic overwhelmingly (128 to 32) passed a constitutional change stating that "the right to life is inviolable from conception until death." Bravo to these courageous lawmakers. Would that our own exhibited such courage.

The United Nations, of course, is upset and simply unable to deal with the idea that a sovereign nation would alter its constitution in a way contrary to UN wishes. Oh, wait a minute...that can't be right, since the UN claims to be "neutral" on the subject of abortion...Hmmmm...I wonder why, if they are truly neutral, they exerted so much pressure on the Dominican legislators to reject this constitutional change.

What a world! Lies, lies, and more lies...

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And here's Pope John Paul II's prayer to Mary, Mother of Life. Please pray it daily, asking Mary to intercede for this confused, sinful world of ours.

Prayer to Mary, Mother of Life

O Mary, bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life:

Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbers of babies not allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult, of men and women who are victims of brutal violence, of the elderly and the sick killed by indifference or out of misguided mercy.

Grant that all who believe in your Son may proclaim the Gospel of life with honesty and love to the people of our time.

Obtain for them the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever new, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives and the courage to bear witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and love, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen.

-- Pope John Paul II -- The Gospel of Life, No. 105

God's peace...