When you want to abolish a tree, it is not sufficient to strip it of its leaves, nor of its branches, nor even of its trunk. Some trees like the fig tree or some oaks are even able to have a second life after being cut.

Abortion is the most visible part of an ugly tree. Its fruits are blatant infanticide and euthanasia. Its leaves are abortion; its branches are abortive contraception; its trunk is the sexual revolution; its roots are a deep corruption based on a stony ground: the rejection of Christ.

So a strictly pagan civil right tactic is inefficient in the long run. We have to oppose abortion, and we have also to uproot the whole tree [Note: And we have to do this in accordance with the Law of God, e.g. we are not judges entitled to execute death sentences].

The ground must be treated, and as a priority the churches must be treated: from there come the kind of defeatist pietism that leaves room for the enemies of God.

A return to sound theologies manifests the need for Christians to be the models of society. For being able to play this part, we have to respect the truth: e.g. the fact that hormonal contraceptives are abortive is now plainly proven; our failure to act accordingly is the beginning of compromise with its whole package.

As Joseph Foreman¹ wrote it, the self-sacrificial actions of the Rescuers have to be balanced with our kingly role. But there are still several callings, all coherent with a comprehensive approach: a "pro-lifer" giving his dime to finance the tasks of research and actions plays also an important part; there is no inferior member, as St. Paul wrote.

1. Shattering the Darkness - The Crisis of the Cross in the Church Today, Joseph L. Foreman, Ed. The Cooling Spring Press, 1992

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