Our good friend Nicole Shirilla (who graced us with her presence and accompanying radiant joy this summer as we all, as she says, "soaked in God's grace" in Rome) just forwarded some information about this project and we thought it was worth sharing.  As we see politicians who support abortion dance all around our television sets during this election season, the "Priests for Life" have come up with an interesting strategy. 

Read more about the project here.  


Here is a summary from Nicole's email:

The purpose of our "Walking the Halls of Congress" mission is to get Americans to hear the descriptions of what abortion is. When that's the starting point of the debate, we win.  Keep in mind, this comes before any discussion of the legality or morality of abortion. All we're asking of pro-abortion lawmakers is what they mean by the word "abortion."

Anyone who evades the question will demonstrate an unwillingness to face what abortion is. That evasion raises the further question as to why someone would support the legal continuation of a procedure they cannot even bring themselves to describe.

After all, anyone who uses the word "abortion" ought to be able to answer what the word means.  Once lawmakers go on record answering - or evading - our question, we will publicize their answers or evasions to their constituents. In this way there will be no misunderstanding on what lawmakers do in fact mean when they say they support abortion.

You know only too well that it's high time politicians come clean on this issue.  That fact was made abundantly clear when two high-profile "Catholic" politicians tried to hide their pro-abortion positions by "intellectualizing" the matter. They talked in vague terms about when human life begins and falsely stated that the Church has been unclear on this for centuries.

Well, we're not asking them to play the role of theologian or philosopher.  All we want them to do is be the public servant they were elected to be and let us know whether or not they support allowing "doctors" to brutally tear apart innocent babies in the womb. To rip their legs and arms from their tiny bodies. To crush their skulls with powerful forceps. To slash their necks with razor-sharp scissors and suck out their brains.

That's the gruesome reality of abortion and it's about time these politicians were forced to admit whether this is what they support when they vote to protect "abortion".

In order for us to have the impact we need with lawmakers, it's vital that as many Americans as possible sign on to be part of Priests for Life's "Walking the Halls of Congress" project.

To do so:
Click here and make your voice heard.

With your help today, Priests for Life will continue to press these pro-abortion lawmakers on this vital issue. Remember the words of Our Lord: "For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, that his may not be exposed" (John 3:20).

Join us as we expose the grim horror of what exactly it is pro-abortion lawmakers support so that voters will see it and take that knowledge into the voting booth with them this November 4. Thank you for supporting this vital and historic campaign. God bless you.

Sincerely,

Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life
National Director, Gospel of Life Ministries
Priests for Life
PO Box 141172
Staten Island, NY 10314