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750 Attend United For Life
March and Rally in Birmingham, Raise Awareness of the Right to
Life Part Three of Three The annual United for Life rally and march and the third annual Mass for Life were held in Birmingham on January 15. Alabama Citizens For Life also organized events in Mobile and Montgomery in January, marking the anniversary of the unjust January 22, 1973. Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion on demand. Bishop Robert Baker was the main celebrant of the Mass for Life at the Cathedral of St. Paul, joined by Bishop Foley, and several priests. Hundreds of people listened as Bishop Baker explained that prayer must be the initial focus to help each of us to discern our place in the pro-life movement and to soften the hearts of those who are deceived by the culture of death. Many of those attending the Mass for Life headed several blocks up 22nd Street for the United for Life rally. Jim Pinto was the Master of Ceremonies for the ecumenical event. Post-abortive women witnessed, adoption agencies representatives spoke, and Cheryl Ciamarra of Alabama Citizens For Life gave a legislative update. She articulated the urgency to end abortion through legislation and to spread the culture of life through pro-life evangelization. Bells were rung by Presbyterian, Anglican, Episcopal, and Catholic pastors for a total of 52 times to represent the 52 Million American babies who have been lost by abortion in the last 38 years. The rally program distributed to the approximately 750 crowd gathered was filled with resources and information to help people get more involved in pro-life efforts. A large percentage of the marchers were children and teens who took to the streets to march for LIFE! Several priests, physicians, and Episcopal and Anglican clergy also attended the rally and march. |