Biggest Danger of Tiller Murder

Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, answers the question, What is the greatest harm that the murder of Abortionist George Tiller does to the pro-life movement?

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• abortion
• george
• tiller
• murder
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• life

[practicingcatholic]

Fr. Pavone.

I would like to ask you a question. I agree with you on all pro-life matters and that it's wrong to kill Tiller. I think killing is wrong on either side. I've been praying about this matter. Yet, I cannot, no matter how hard I try, feel sorry for Tiller. Is there something wrong with me for not feeling anything for him. Am I committing a sin?

[FrFrankPavone]

Priests for Life promotes only peaceful means to end abortion. Abortion itself is an act of violence, and we oppose it precisely because we oppose all violence. By violence we mean the deliberate and intentional physical harming of another person or of that person's property. When acts of violence have been committed by a few in order to fight abortion, Priests for Life has joined the numerous other pro-life groups in condemning such activity.

[FrFrankPavone]

We have signed joint statements, participated in press conferences, and issued statements of our own which we would be happy to send you. We are also convinced that the more people take part in the peaceful activities that exist to end abortion, the fewer acts of violence will ever occur.

[Tolyasooo]

God Bless Fr. Frank. Our Parish is becoming very active in the pro life movement. There has been more interest now than ever. Thank God people are really waking up and willing to make great sacrifices to save the lives of these beautiful little babies. Thanks Fr. Frank. Peace.

[FrFrankPavone]

Tolyasoo,

God Bless you and your parish for getting involved.

[1r1shCath0l1c]

Fr. Frank, Am I to understand that there is currently a 40-day period being proposed for fasting, pennance, and prayer, to help put an end to abortion? Where can I find information on that?

Divine Blessings

[FrFrankPavone]

The 40 days for Life website. Since October's 40 Days has ended, the next will take place during Lent.

[Talon45451]

Ah shaadup irishmauddib. Do the right thing

and stick your conceited head right up your ass.

[GodisanAbortionist]

Where were you Pavone when your brothers were molesting and abusing living breathing children throughout the world over the better part of the last century? Filthy religious zealot.

[KCspur92]

@GodisanAbortionist He is not filthy. Abortion is just as big of an issue as Priestly pedophilia. But what can he do? The Church already has issues with numerous Bishops and liberal Catholics misrepresenting the Church, taking the blame for AIDS and STDs in third world nations, while caring for Nigerian, Sudanese, and middle-eastern Christians being persecuted, and you expect the Vatican Church city-state with a population of about 800 to take care of all these issues?

[patriciacarrasco]

@practicingcatholic im not frank pavone (obviously)...i dont think ure commiting a sin for that, its natural to feel that way, bu tmaybe u should ask the Lord to give u a heart for heartless people like tiller so u could understand that

[mikewarmblood]

Dear Father Pavone. I agree that the end doesn't justify the means. ON this perticular situation, I am glad he is gone. He was a murder. If you are walking in a park and see a thug about to kill a defenseless person about to be attacked and the only means you have is deadly force, you are still obligated to protect the innocent. Mr Tiller the Baby Killer had multitudes of warning be it from God or humanity he was given many warnings but kept killing, live by the sword die by the sword.

[sjakie2408]

I haven't seen Pavone gone out of his way to codemn the murder.

Some general comments on "murder is wrong" are always followed up: "don't have this act stop us from fighting against abortion".

Pavone is not responsible for the murder but he hasn't done anything to stop it or even properly condemn it. Talking about the risk of clamping down on right of assembly (harassing at hospitals) and comparing killing a human being to abortion is not condemning murder! Mr Pavone, you have lost gods ways

[bobby21349]

what do you mean act of muder

ITS NOT DEATH WHEN A LIBBIE ATHEIST SINNER DIES!

unlike real huamns they dont have the word of GOD in them

[USAsoldier1955]

Than God Tiller is DEAD! :)

Let's pray that Fr. Frank will trash his pacifist heresy....

the Holy Crusades, American Revolution, Civil War, WWII, and Just Wars throughout history never would have been fought and won. If gutless cowards like Fr. Frank had their way against Christ & His Word, we would be speaking Arabic and praying to the false god, "Allah". God is VIOLENT and PEACEFUL only as He REVEALS IN HIS WORD -- God is certainly not Fr. Frank's pot smoking hippie deity! ;)

[monsantofoodpoison]

God forgive me, I'm glad baby-killer is killed!

although could be he was assassinated by the same people who hired him in order to shut up pro-life activists in a future!

[taosimplicity]

I will be forming a group that will do more than condemn the murder of Dr. Tiller. Retribution is going to be sooooooooooooo much fun. And you would have a martyr, but the problem with that is, nobody will notice certain individuals are missing. They'll just dissapear, by the hand of unseen, righteous forces that will tare the heart out of the right wing movement.

[MarmaladeINFP]

w w w. guttmacher. org/pubs/fb_IAW. html

I won't quote from the above, but I'll summarize. Abortion rates are higher in developing countries where abortions are illegal or restircted and where contraception is not widely available. The greatest decrease in abortion rates have occurred in developed countries where abortions are legal and less restricted and where contraception is widely available. The data shows that women still get abortions even when it's illegal.

[MarmaladeINFP]

"In developing countries with restrictive laws, wealthier women seek abortions primarily from physicians, but millions of poor women attempt to end their pregnancies by unsafe means"