Diocesan Resources
Bishop Holley's Reflection on the African American Family and the Culture of Life
Hope and Trust in Life: A Reflection on the African American Family and the Culture of Life by the Most Reverend Martin D. Holley (2008)
In a September 2007 visit to Austria, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his great concern about the future of Europe. He stated that Europe “may extinguish itself, in numbers and spirit, if it embraces abortion and rejects Christianity,” which has “profoundly shaped the continent.”
The Pope went on to warn political leaders “not to allow children to be considered as a form of illness,” stating that, “out of concern for humanity,” there is a “need to do everything possible to make European countries once again open to welcoming children,” and to “encourage young married couples to establish new families and to become mothers and fathers!”