Archbishop Michael Neary The Church must speak out in defence of the unborn, Tuam’s archbishop has said, maintaining that the taking of innocent human life is the central issue in the abortion debate.
In a pastoral letter to the diocese of Tuam released last weekend, Dr Michael Neary said that every human being has the obligation to respect, protect, love and serve life, and that believers are called to promote a “culture of life” rooted in the Catholic faith.
“In considering something as fundamental as this we ought not to behave as if our Faith could be divorced from our decision and left ‘outside the room’,” he said.
“Our Faith confirms the fundamental truth upon which every human right and the very future of humanity depends: that every human life is beautiful, every human life is precious and every human life is sacred,” he continued, describing the right to life is the most “fundamental” right because it is the foundation of all other rights.