MISSION STATEMENT
As a Private Association of the Faithful, recognized and approved under the
Canon Law of the Catholic Church, and working in harmony with the goals of
the Bishops' Pro-Life Committee and the local diocesan respect life offices,
Priests for Life seeks to:
- unite, encourage, and provide ongoing training to priests and deacons who
give a special emphasis to the "life issues", especially abortion and
euthanasia, in their ministries;
- instill a sense of urgency in all clergy to teach about these issues and
to mobilize their people to help stop abortion and euthanasia;
- assist clergy and laity to work together productively for the cause of
life;
- provide ongoing training and motivation to the entire pro-life movement.
All pro-life groups, whether Catholic or Protestant, recognize the benefit of
the leadership of the clergy in the pro-life movement and often yearn for more
of it.
The pro-abortion community also sees the key role such leadership plays, as
reflected in former abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson's comment to the clergy,
"We would have never gotten away with what we did if you had been united,
purposeful, and strong."
Means to Fulfill our Goals
With the co-operation of bishops and their respect life offices, Priests for
Life provides a bi-monthly newsletter to priests and deacons. It is also
available to the general public. We offer pro-life seminars and retreats to both
clergy and laity. With the permission or their respective ordinaries, the
National Director and his associates travel the
country full time to meet with priests and pro-life groups.
Priests for Life offers a
wide range of audios, videos, and brochures, and regularly uses the media of
television, radio, and
the press to spread the message of
life.
Funding comes solely through tax-deductible
donations.
