Recent Letters

Recalling the 9/11 incident, which is worse: terrorists or abortionists? Both are killing innocent victims, and for what? Passing a bill to legalize abortion in my opinion – New York’s Reproductive Health Act – is the worst (“The moral depravity of Andrew Cuomo and friends,” George Weigel, Feb. 14). They are helpless babies who are not given the gifts of life and love.

We were very grateful that George Weigel has had the courage to speak out against what should outrage all Catholics: New York’s Reproductive Health Act that will allow for late and after birth abortions. We have been waiting for our church leaders to “pound their fists on the pulpit” with outrage over what this bill allows. Yet, there has been silence in many parishes of the Bay Area.

Extraordinary ministers of holy Communion can help to save souls by bringing Holy Communion to nursing homes. Most Catholics think that evangelization means “bringing people to Jesus,” but in a real sense, it includes “bringing the body of Jesus to people.” This form of evangelization is becoming more important because we have an aging population, with nursing homes becoming a growing part of many communities.

The article appears to direct the reader to regard the subject matter of the recent Abuse Summit as pedophilia and not so much as homosexuality. First, the authors’ consistent references to the Vatican summit as concerning “child protection” mischaracterizes the meeting, which was devoted to the “protection of minors,” a much larger category of victims.

A special thank you to our Archbishop Cordileone for this Lent’s “The Light is on for You.” Wonderful idea and so greatly needed.