Bishop Olmsted: Abortion supporters not beyond reach of God to change hearts
A change in administration in Washington will not alter the mission of the Diocese of Phoenix’s pro-life message and should not cause supporters to lose hope.
That essentially was the message from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and others to the annual Respect Life Mass Jan. 24 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, marking the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on Jan. 22, 1973.
Bishop Olmsted spoke two days after newly installed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed their commitment to legalized abortion, but the bishop questioned “how reproductive health care can include killing an infant in the womb.”
In his homily, the bishop noted that ultimately abortion — like every other form of sin and death — is defeated through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
