Frank Pavone: Why is Abortion the Pre-eminent Issue?
Frank Pavone
Guest Post by Pro-life Leader Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
In their recently concluded semi-annual meeting, the United States Catholic bishops, by a vote of 225-11, reaffirmed the “pre-eminent” nature of the abortion issue for American voters.
The assertion was part of the guidance they have prepared for Catholics as the 2024 election cycle continues to intensify. The exact wording they adopted is,
“The threat of abortion remains our pre-eminent priority because it directly attacks our most vulnerable and voiceless brothers and sisters and destroys more than a million lives per year in our country alone.”
The first thing to note about this assertion is that it is by no means a new one for the Catholic hierarchy.
