" Abortion
and euthanasia have become preeminent threats to human dignity because
they directly attack life itself, the most fundamental human good
and the condition for all others. They are committed against those
who are weakest and most defenseless, those who are genuinely "the
poorest of the poor." They are endorsed increasingly without
the veil of euphemism, as supporters of abortion and euthanasia
freely concede these are killing even as they promote them. Sadly,
they are practiced in those communities which ordinarily provide
a safe haven for the weak -- the family and the healing professions.
Such direct attacks on human life, once crimes, are today legitimized
by governments sworn to protect the weak and marginalized." - Living the Gospel
of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics - A Statement by
the Catholic Bishops of the United States, 1998
"As
God is in each one of us, when we want and try to live according
to His example of love, we love Him in the others and at the same
time we allow Him to love others through us. We are his hands,
his feet, his smile, his patience... When we love because of His
Will, we make God present, we make Him 'touchable' as you could
say. We can make His love material. Therefore we have such a high
call. Therefore we can be so grateful, therefor we have such a
great responsibility."