“Millions of men and women have experienced abortion loss across the world,” says Vicki Thorn. “When they are ready to heal the wound, the Church needs to be there.” “The faith community needs to be a “prophetic voice” heralding the sanctity of life, as well as a source of comfort for those affected by the trauma of abortion
Thorn said that the abortion debate “is so emotionally charged, not because it is a moral and philosophical debate, but because it is a heart experience. I believe that everyone knows someone who has had an abortion.
“We must always speak with gentleness and not condemnation, because it is our charge, as laid out by Pope Benedict XVI, to bring the wounded to the Church for healing.”
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Vicki Thorn a Wisconsin-based mother of six and Project Rachel founder Vicki Thorn and recently appointed member of the Pontifical Academy for Life,
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