News

I join Father Dean and our Church Leaders in encouraging you to express your concern about the Bill which is before our State Parliament, and which will allow abortion right up to the date of birth. Father Dean has written to The Border Watch and our local members of Parliament, being Troy Bell, Member for Mount Gambier; Nick McBride, Member for Mackillop; and Clare Scriven Member of the Legislative Council expressing his opposition to such an anti-human life Bill.

Father Dean now encourages all our parishioners to do likewise.  “Let us not be put off by the constant refrain that Christians must not impose their religious beliefs on others. Yes, it is our Christian beliefs that assure us of how wrong abortion is, but this is primarily an issue of human dignity and the right to life. Like any member of society, we have a right to let our voices be heard.  Write your own letters to our local members of Parliament or sign the petitions which are available in our churches today … As I said in my letters: It’s on public record that in 2016 the abortion rate in South Australia was 4346, that is 12 a day. Enough is enough. It’s time to say no.”

Bishop Greg O’Kelly also addressed the issues in his homily of 3 February. In this homily he states:

“This Christian overall outlook on this issue also includes in its scope the poor and the vulnerable - those who haven’t got enough in order to have a proper human life. The Christian attitude to life also covers the environment, the Pope says, because we must not destroy that which gives us life. It covers the end of life as in the need for palliative care rather than euthanasia. This is the Christian attitude to all of life - we just don’t isolate abortion and speak about it by itself. It’s part of a whole framework of how the Christian regards life as a gift of God. As Saint Pope John Paul II said: “Life is a gift that God gives forever.”

The homily and pastoral letter are available at the Archdiocesan website and I encourage you to inform yourself about the Bill and the way the Catholic Church is responding to it.

David Mezinec | Principal

CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO NEWSLETTER