"I hope that everyone will work to make the culture of life grow, to put the value of the human being at the center in every circumstance," said the pope.
The bishop is well known not only for his strong pro-life stance, but also for demanding that Catholics uphold moral standards in all areas of public life.
The Toronto-based exhibition also includes a depiction of the “crucifixion of Obama,” casting the president as “a victim, crucified in the wake of special and distorted interests.”
"His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI cordially greets the participants and encourages everyone engaged in the fight for life to contribute with constancy and courage to the establishment of a new culture of life," said the letter.