Father Frank Pavone: “We Need to Bring an End to Abortion”
Jun 10, 2020 14:17:09 GMT
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Father Frank Pavone: “We Need to Bring an End to Abortion”
www.lifenews.com/2020/06/10/father-frank-pavone-we-need-to-bring-an-end-to-abortion/
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, agreed to sit down for an interview with Theresa Watson, executive manager for the pro-life ministry. The following is slightly edited for clarification.
Theresa Watson: Has the fact that some bishops have opposed your work affected the growth for Priests for Life?
Fr. Frank Pavone: It actually has not. There have been some bishops who oppose our work; some oppose it still. Some don’t want me doing this work and I ask them, tell me what part of the work you don’t want me to do? Is it the Rachel’s Vineyard, healing the wounds of moms and dads that have been affected by abortion? What part of that do you not want me to do? Or announcing a project where we’re urging pastors to put information in their parish bulletin, in their website, in their online broadcasting about alternatives to abortion?
What part of that would they not want me to do? We train pregnancy center staff and directors. We help clergy preach about abortion. I wrote an entire book about that. We lead prayer campaigns. We do all this work and there are some that, for reasons that they’ve never explained – because those reasons simply don’t exist with any logical persuasion – some don’t want me doing the work that I do. They’ve never been able to say anything specific. So no, the fact that some leaders in the church are not saying and doing what needs to be said and done to stop abortion is in fact precisely not something that hurts Priests for Life, it’s something that helps us grow.
I’m sure that many of our viewers right now can testify to the fact that they support our work precisely because we’re saying the things they wish they heard in their church every Sunday and we’re doing the things they wish the church leaders in their own church or diocese would do. That’s been a key formula going back to your other question about how we’ve grown. We’ve done the things that need to be done. We’ve opened our mouths when too many priests have their mouths closed. A lot of priests want to open their mouths and that’s where we give them the strength to do it and the resources.
Like some people say to me, “Why do you have to have Priests for Life, isn’t every priest for life?” And I say, “Well we just help them to say so.” And that’s what people want.
Theresa Watson: One of the things people say about President Trump is that he’s so healthy because he doesn’t drink or smoke. Is that true for you as well?
Fr. Frank Pavone: It actually is. I’ve never drank or smoked at all in my life. Except on New Year’s Eve, I like to take about three sips of champagne at midnight. That’s not to say I’m necessarily virtuous in any way, it’s just a fact. That certainly does contribute to health I’m sure.
Theresa Watson: It seems when reporters do stories about you they always seem to use the adjective “controversial” to describe you. How do you feel about that?
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www.lifenews.com/2020/06/10/father-frank-pavone-we-need-to-bring-an-end-to-abortion/
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, agreed to sit down for an interview with Theresa Watson, executive manager for the pro-life ministry. The following is slightly edited for clarification.
Theresa Watson: Has the fact that some bishops have opposed your work affected the growth for Priests for Life?
Fr. Frank Pavone: It actually has not. There have been some bishops who oppose our work; some oppose it still. Some don’t want me doing this work and I ask them, tell me what part of the work you don’t want me to do? Is it the Rachel’s Vineyard, healing the wounds of moms and dads that have been affected by abortion? What part of that do you not want me to do? Or announcing a project where we’re urging pastors to put information in their parish bulletin, in their website, in their online broadcasting about alternatives to abortion?
What part of that would they not want me to do? We train pregnancy center staff and directors. We help clergy preach about abortion. I wrote an entire book about that. We lead prayer campaigns. We do all this work and there are some that, for reasons that they’ve never explained – because those reasons simply don’t exist with any logical persuasion – some don’t want me doing the work that I do. They’ve never been able to say anything specific. So no, the fact that some leaders in the church are not saying and doing what needs to be said and done to stop abortion is in fact precisely not something that hurts Priests for Life, it’s something that helps us grow.
I’m sure that many of our viewers right now can testify to the fact that they support our work precisely because we’re saying the things they wish they heard in their church every Sunday and we’re doing the things they wish the church leaders in their own church or diocese would do. That’s been a key formula going back to your other question about how we’ve grown. We’ve done the things that need to be done. We’ve opened our mouths when too many priests have their mouths closed. A lot of priests want to open their mouths and that’s where we give them the strength to do it and the resources.
Like some people say to me, “Why do you have to have Priests for Life, isn’t every priest for life?” And I say, “Well we just help them to say so.” And that’s what people want.
Theresa Watson: One of the things people say about President Trump is that he’s so healthy because he doesn’t drink or smoke. Is that true for you as well?
Fr. Frank Pavone: It actually is. I’ve never drank or smoked at all in my life. Except on New Year’s Eve, I like to take about three sips of champagne at midnight. That’s not to say I’m necessarily virtuous in any way, it’s just a fact. That certainly does contribute to health I’m sure.
Theresa Watson: It seems when reporters do stories about you they always seem to use the adjective “controversial” to describe you. How do you feel about that?
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