The United States Catholic bishops began the Respect Life Program in 1973. Every October, they have tried to focus our attention on the breakdown of moral, social, and civil structures supporting human life in America. As a reminder, we are taught by our Church that: Every human being is created in the image of God and redeemed by Jesus Christ, and therefore is invaluable and worthy of respect as a member of the human family. Every person, from the moment of conception to natural death, has an inherent dignity and a right to life consistent with that dignity. Many of us are aware of the need to protect and respect life at the beginning of life and that is an important starting point. Perhaps a bit more challenging are those people whose lives have already begun. Look at these two writings: “Equally sacred, however, are the lives of the poor, those already born, the underprivileged, the vulnerable infirm and elderly exposed to covert euthanasia, the victims of human trafficking, new forms of slavery, and every form of rejection.” Pope Francis in Rejoice and Be Glad. 2018 “Whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery, prostitution, the selling of women and children; as well as disgraceful working conditions, where people are treated as mere tools for profit, rather than as free and responsible persons; all these things and others of their like are infamies indeed. They poison human society, but they do more harm to those who practice them than those who suffer from the injury.” Second Vatican Council, The Church in the Modern World, 1964. How am I called to respect life in my personal life as well as in the larger society? Why might it be difficult for me to respect life in the refugee, the imprisoned, victims of poverty or human trafficking? Take these issues to the Lord in prayer.
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