Frank Munda is one of the founders of Stephenson County Right to Life, which was formed in 1986. He is currently serving as vice president of the organization. He has been active in pro-life work for over 25 years. He has been married for 39 years and is the father of four and grandfather of nine.
We would like to thank Bishop Doran of the Diocese of Rockford, IL. for his courageous statement on abortion and how it effects all our lives, now and in the future. Bishop Doran’s column, which was printed in the newspaper of the Rockford Diocese, was dated August 10, 2006. In his article he stated, in part, “that no doubt, we shall soon outstrip the Nazis in doing human beings to death.” How dare we judge the Germans as a nation when we Americans, as a nation, are doing the same murderous acts as the Germans in the 1940’s? It’s all in semantics; we call our death camps abortion clinics and instead of war on Europe our war is called by some, the “right to choose” more correctly stated as “the war on the unborn”. The Bishop correctly stated that we should not lament for the aborted, “they passed from their lives quickly in this world and have gone in to the hands of the Lord of Life and Mercy for all eternity.” I would like to add that over 4000 times a day through surgical abortions, mothers are, for whatever their reasons, saying no to the will of God by aborting the gift of life. Couple this to the known effects of post abortion syndrome (PAS); “guilt, anxiety, psychological numbing, depression and thoughts of suicide, anniversary syndrome, re-experiencing the abortion, preoccupation with becoming pregnant again, anxiety over fertility and childbearing issues, inability to bond with other children, survival guilt, development of eating disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, self-punishing or self-degrading behavior, reactive psychosis.” Is there any doubt that this adds to the “clear and present danger to our survival as a nation.”
Bishop Doran did not name any political party in particular but referred to the seven sacraments of our culture as “abortion, buggery, contraception, divorce, euthanasia, feminism of the radical type, and genetic experimentation and mutilation. These things they (pro-abortion politicians) unabashedly espouse profess and promote. Their continuance in public office is a clear and present danger to our survival as a nation.”
At times it is difficult to choose a candidate for whom to vote. Both might be pro-abortion. Sometimes one candidate is less radical than the other. At times we might have to hold our nose and vote for the lesser of two evils and then keep in contact with that person in hopes of educating them and changing their position on abortion. No, I am not telling you how to vote but what I am saying is that if you belong to one of the major world religions, know your faith, practice it, live it, and vote according to your faith’s teachings. Is the following passage relevant for America today?
Psalms 105 “And they shed innocent blood: the blood of their sons and of their daughters which they sacrificed to the idols of Chanaan. And the land was polluted with blood.”
Today this could read: And they shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and their daughters which they sacrificed on the altar of their mother’s womb. And the land was polluted with blood. Abortion is nothing less than human sacrifice which was done in pagan times; it’s just a different ritual that is called “the right to choose”. We must pray to end abortion.
Please take time to read all of Bishop Doran’s letter. The good Bishop encourages us to think for ourselves; good advice. I will add we need to know who are the enemies of life and freedom and resist the culture of death with every fiber of our being.
Until next time,
Yours for life,
Frank
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Bishop Doran's Column
(8/10/2006)
Reaping the whirlwind of abortion
I want to touch on this matter before we get too close to the November madness. As human beings, as citizens of a “first world country,” as Americans, and as Catholics, most importantly, we have to take count of the circumstances in which we live. We know that the only creatures of God that outlast time are those created having intellect and will. All other things, with the passage of time, break up or break down.
Many of the issues that confront us are serious, and we know by now that the political parties in our country are at loggerheads as to how to solve them. We know, for instance, that adherents of one political party would place us squarely on the road to suicide as a people.
The seven “sacraments” of their secular culture are abortion, buggery, contraception, divorce, euthanasia, feminism of the radical type, and genetic experimentation and mutilation. These things they unabashedly espouse, profess and promote. Their continuance in public office is a clear and present danger to our survival as a nation.
Since the mid-1940s we have been accustomed to look askance at Germans. They were protagonists of the Second World War and so responsible for fifty million deaths. We say, “How awful,” and yet in our country we have, for the most part, allowed the party of death and the court system it has produced to eliminate, since 1973, upwards of forty million of our fellow citizens without allowing them to see the light of day. They have done their best to make ours a true culture of death. No doubt, we shall soon outstrip the Nazis in doing human beings to death.
I do not think that we should spend a great deal of time in lamentation over the children whose lives have been snuffed out by the barbaric practice of therapeutic abortion. They passed from their lives quickly in this world and have gone into the hands of the Lord of Life and Mercy for all eternity. We must make it clear too, that many who have sought to have practiced on themselves therapeutic abortion are in many instances driven to it by persons heedless of their welfare, or by well- meaning but inept parents or guardians who regard abortion as a solution and not as what it is — an immense problem. There are some, I think few, largely given over to immoral lives who regard abortion as a good, but their number is not great.
What we have to remember is that violence breeds violence. When we tolerate unjust attacks upon the tiniest innocents among us, we habituate ourselves to violence. And so we have allowed these barbaric practices to corrupt our laws, our medical practice, and even our ordinary lives. How accustomed we have become to the immense loss of life in our wars throughout the world! Those who have killed millions under their mother’s hearts cannot be expected to balk at a mere few thousand killed in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Somalia, in Darfur, in Bosnia, in Madrid, in London, in Baghdad, in Beirut, in Washington, in New York. The violence of abortion coarsens the lives of all of us.
Once it was said, “... for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.” (Matthew 26:52) So we see the rise in the number of predations among youth, even among the youngest, the rise of domestic violence. We speak of road rage as a common thing. It is true what the theologians have said, that sin darkens the intellect, and weakens the will.
Having sown the wind of abortion we now reap the whirlwind. This appears in every quarter of our culture and on every day. And that just from the first of the “sacraments of death” of our secular human culture.
The toleration of sexual perversions among inverts, widespread contraception, easy access to “no fault” divorce, the killing of the elderly, radical feminism, embryonic stem cell research — all of these things defile and debase our human nature and our human destiny. Should we cry out with the prophet “To the mountains, ‘Cover us,’ and to the hills, ‘Fall on us’” (Hosea: 10:8), lest other peoples see and, God forbid, imitate us?
I ran across, in one parish, prayers of the faithful with the intention that “we pray for those who work and demonstrate for the cause of life and the unborn, the aged and the defected, that they may persevere in spite of the ridicule they receive sometimes, even from pastors and priests.” I shudder to think that might be true. We know from the sad experience of recent years that some Catholics (even among priests) are so warped and perverted from their Catholic vocation, that they are capable of enormities. But, they should know that it was no prelate or bishop or pope that said, “Suffer the little children to come to me and do not hinder them” (Matthew 19:14). The Invisible Head of the Church will one day come to judge the living and the dead and the world by fire, particularly those who have either by acts of omission or commission, destroyed innocent human life.
It is the duty of every Catholic to support the work of the parish Pro-Life directors and commissions and to work for the extirpation from our society of all those who in any way foster or promote these things. I wholeheartedly endorse the activities of our Pro-Life Office in the sure and certain knowledge that divine justice will not allow those who act against human life to prosper.
These unholy sacraments of our secular culture are the seeds of the destruction of our nation.
Think for yourself: what nation that kills its young, perverts marriage, prevents new life, and destroys the family, kills those deemed useless, makes the war of the sexes into a real war, and manipulates the genetic basis of human nature, can long endure?
Many different ways; one heart and mind.
By Frank Munda
www.prolifecorner.com
My wife Chris and I have been involved in the pro-life movement for close to 30 years.... As I reflect on this experience, many things come to mind, but one thing in particular stands out; that is all the wonderful Christ centered people we have met. We have worked with Catholics Protestants, and even a self-proclaimed atheist named George.
As I think of some of the people who have had an effect on my pro-life formation, certain names come to mind.: Fr. John Powell, Fr. Pavone, Dr Dobson, Phyllis Schlafly, Judie Brown, Patricia Bainbridge, Dr. James Kenney, John Paul II, Mark Crutcher, Joe Scheidler, Mother Theresa and Mother Angelica are but a few.
I have not even attempted to name the hundreds of prominent local pro-life leaders and activists we know in a 5 county area. We have met many of these activists in person or through some form of mass media. I have respect and admiration for each and every one of these people and each has had an effect on our lives. If I were given the task of declaring one of these leaders as the most important or effective pro-life leader, I would have to decline for it would be an impossible task.
When it comes to their approach to the abortion-euthanasia problem their methods are varied indeed. Some simply pray, some do sidewalk counseling, some picket, some preach from the pulpit, some write letters to the editor to keep the message before the general public, some run pro-life websites. Some feel a need to cry out while others are silent in prayer.
My dear brothers and sisters, I tell you in all sincerity at one point or another I catch myself saying I wish I could be as strong as he, or as prayerful as she, as humble as so and so. It is impossible to say that one approach is better than another. I love each and every one of these leaders and their different approaches. These different approaches are what put life in the pro-life movement.
Please understand this: God has called each and every one of us, from all eternity, to be present at this moment in time; to be here, to be His instruments, to do His will. Know that you are unique and special; God has His plan for you! Ask God to bless you in your efforts to save lives. If you are not involved, tell God you are ready now to do His will if He will lead you.
So the next time you see a brother or sister pro-lifer and you’re tempted to say they’re too loud or too timid, too bold or not bold enough, too prayer like, etc., try to see the Christ that lives within them. Thank God for their presence. Ask God to help you be all that He wants you to be. Then we can boldly go out united in Christ, united in purpose, and save lives.
For local pro-life information please go to www.prolifecorner.com