The bishops of France had encouraged the faithful to join, this Monday, the call for fasting and prayer of various Catholic associations in this scenario, remembering that “of all the European countries, even Western Europe, France is the only one where the “The number of abortions does not decrease and has even increased in the last two years.”
In a statement from November 2023, the French bishops recalled that “the biblical commandment ‘Thou shalt not kill’ inscribed in all consciences, beyond that of believers, means that each human being is entrusted to the care of others. We must not weaken the strength of that reference point. In a way, we are all responsible for these unborn children.”
“Thus, true progress involves the mobilization of everyone, believers and non-believers, so that the reception of life is better helped and supported,” they added then.