Speaking to the annual convention of the Knights of Columbus earlier this week, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson appealed for an ever-stronger dedication of the organization's members to prayerfully, peacefully and vigorously oppose abortion.
"We have heard a great deal this year about the need for change. But at the same time we are told [by Barack Obama et al] that one thing cannot change - namely, the abortion regime of Roe vs. Wade. It is time that we demand real change, and real change means the end of Roe vs. Wade.
"What political issue could possibly outweigh this human devastation" of nearly 50 million abortion deaths in the US since 1973? The answer, of course, is that there is none. Abortion is different. Abortion is the killing of the innocent on a massive scale. It is time to put away the arguments of political spin masters that only serve to justify abortion killing."
And the members, not surprisingly responded with applause, congratulations and the approval of one of the strongest resolutions of the Knights' history. For instance,
* The resolution opposes "any governmental action or policy that promotes abortion, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, euthanasia, assisted suicide and other offenses against life."
* The resolution challenges "our fellow Catholics who are elected officials to be true to the faith they claim to profess by acting bravely and publicly in defense of life, affirming with Pope Benedict XVI that 'there can be no room for purely private religion.'"
* The resolution reaffirms the Knights' "commitment to building a culture of life by promoting policies that favor the family."
* The resolution reaffirms the organization's "long standing policy of not inviting to any Knights of Columbus event persons, especially public officials or candidates for public office, who do not support the legal protection of unborn children."
Oh, for an evangelical men's organization that would dedicate itself to these same principles, right?
