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Texas Bishops: Abortion is the "Defining Issue" of This Election
By Quelle . | 10/16/08 | 12:20 AM EDT | 0 Comments
Bishops Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas and Keven W. Vann of Fort Worth issued a joint letter on October 8 to the members of their dioceses in which they write that abortion is the "defining issue" of the upcoming election.
They observe that all other rights are predicated upon the right to life, which is gravely violated by abortion. The public acceptance of abortion, therefore, renders any attempts to "further the common" good impossible: "'It is impossible to further the common good without acknowledging and defending the right to life, upon which all the other inalienable rights of individuals are founded and from which they develop.'"
The letter, which identifies abortion as the "preeminent intrinsic evil of our day"...
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They observe that all other rights are predicated upon the right to life, which is gravely violated by abortion. The public acceptance of abortion, therefore, renders any attempts to "further the common" good impossible: "'It is impossible to further the common good without acknowledging and defending the right to life, upon which all the other inalienable rights of individuals are founded and from which they develop.'"
The letter, which identifies abortion as the "preeminent intrinsic evil of our day"...
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