Matthew 19:18 ESV “And Jesus said, “You shall not murder…”
Editor’s Note: Throughout the scriptures, God has made it clear that shedding innocent blood is murder, and no murderer will enter heaven. In addition to the death of the unborn baby, abortion also substantially harms the women and many times, families, husbands, boyfriends and a whole sphere of relationships connected to and surrounding each abortion. Often, lifelong guilt and other social, relational, spiritual and even physical problems follow the murder of innocent babes in the womb. Pastor Jim Bakker believes that this issue, abortion, may be the single most significant issue that brings God’s judgment on this nation more than any other.
Pope Francis has taken the boldest stand against abortion since his ascension to the Papacy.
The Pope said that human life is “sacred and inviolable” and that every civil law is based “ on the recognition of the first and most fundamental right, the right to life.” The Pope went on to praise groups that are working to save life “in all its phases.”
“Life once conceived, must be protected with the utmost care; abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes,” Pope Francis said. “It is therefore necessary to reiterate the strongest opposition to any direct attack on life, especially innocent and defenseless, and her unborn child in the womb is the innocent par excellence.”
The Pope went further and said the devaluation of human life via abortion is a direct result of the economics of the world that see human beings as nothing more than a means to an end.
“If you look at life as something that is consumed,” the Pope said, “it will also be something that sooner or later you can throw away, with abortion to begin with.”
