Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, spoke out against the United Nations Sunday for their promotion of abortion. He noted that the process of acceptance of abortion begins when abortion ceases to be punished, then it is legalized and then it “is converted into a new human right universally admitted.” https://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=8122
An Agence France Presse report distributed by Pro-Life E-News today reports that RU-486 will be withdrawn from the German market at the end of this year having only been on the market since November 1999. The article notes that the move is being made by the German distributor due to economic factors caused by low demand for the drug. (AFP, Oct. 17)
The Catholic News Service reported that the Plenary Meeting of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops which met Oct12-17 discussed the March of Women. CCCB President Bishop Gerald Wiesner of Prince George, BC said it has been a turbulent year for the bishops but, “I believe the Lord’s merciful Spirit has allowed equilibrium to be maintained.”