tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post6590220710647434273..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: On Not Fitting the Pro-abortion NarrativeFr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-18031944780383416802013-04-17T22:14:54.540-05:002013-04-17T22:14:54.540-05:00It occurs to me that pro-lifers may be overoptimis...It occurs to me that pro-lifers may be overoptimistic about what would be accomplished by spreading the story. Gosnell's "practice" sounds exactly like all those "back-alley" abortions that supposedly took place before Roe v. Wade. When abortion advocates think of a back-alley abortion, their reaction is not, "gosh, abortion is horrible! It should never happen!" No, their solution is to legalize it so women can have nice, clean abortions. For a pro-choicer, wouldn't it follow that the way to get rid of the Gosnells out there is to legalize abortion in all months of pregnancy in every state, so women won't be "driven" to ugly, illegal practices like Gosnell's?Christine Harmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211191443947498678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-20679060070329384202013-04-12T14:17:40.826-05:002013-04-12T14:17:40.826-05:00"...and that he might repent." Fr. Levi..."...and that he might repent." Fr. Levi, thank you for this reminder. I have found myself desiring only justice, conveniently forgetting all about mercy. This is one of those issues that challenges me in my acceptance of God's boundless mercy - that it is for everyone, even people who have done things like Gosnell has done. Again, thank you. I, too, will pray for his conversion and repentance - even as I continue to struggle with my human desire for him to eternally pay for his crimes.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485793986602894527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-18683586997683192832013-04-12T10:56:57.065-05:002013-04-12T10:56:57.065-05:00you'd have to wonder what was going through hi...you'd have to wonder what was going through his mind as he worked in his squalid abattoir. I do pray that they convict; and that he might repent. Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10112119118958158131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-28312707555716409932013-04-12T10:23:38.054-05:002013-04-12T10:23:38.054-05:00Gosnell has another characteristic which helps to ...Gosnell has another characteristic which helps to bury his story. As it helps to bury many other stories of violence. Even those who report the story leave that out, though it's obvious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com