Bishop Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, had a sobering message for a pro-life gathering the day before the 46th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C.
“If by some miracle, Roe v. Wade – and a miracle is possible – should be overturned in the very near future, that does not end the question; the battle is not over.”
He pointed out that in 2017 Illinois passed HB 40 providing taxpayer funding of abortion and provided that, if Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion will remain legal in Illinois.
Comparing the pro-life battle to the mindset of a goalie in hockey: “A goalie stands up there in front of a net, with people taking shots at them with a hard rubber puck at 80 to 100 mph.”
Bishop Paprocki urged them to be willing to take shots, and fend them off, to not give up, but stay the course.
"Those shots are coming at us hard and fast, but just put your glove up, knock ‘em away, and just stay with the movement."
Two miles away, while Bishop Paprocki spoke, the U.S. Senate failed to pass …More