Cardinal Woelki and Bishop Hanke had thanked March for Life even before it started

"A SIGN FOR THE RIGHT TO LIFE OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS THAT CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED".

Woelki and Hanke thank participants in "March for Life"

Woelki (1) and Hanke (3) were two of the four Bishops who blocked Synod financing.  Synodalists have no interest in the protection of human life, as evidenced by the vociferous rejection of the March for Life by the Federation of German Catholic Youth. 

March for Life 2020

The participants stood up for people who were "on the margins of life" and often found themselves in a particular distress of conscience: Cardinal Woelki and Bishop Hanke pay tribute to Saturday's "March for Life".

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne and Bishop Gregor Maria Hanke of Eichstätt have thanked the participants of the planned "March for Life" on Saturday. They are standing up for people who are "on the margins of life" and often find themselves in a particular distress of conscience, according to a greeting by the Archbishop of Cologne to the Berlin event published on Friday. Unborn life as well as life at the end of "earthly existence" are increasingly threatened. Woelki particularly praised a symposium linked to the "March for Life", which was dedicated to the ethical issues involved. This helps "to sensitise people to the dramas that often accompany questions of fate in this area". In this way, those affected were given arguments that correspond to the dignity of life.

Hanke thanked the participants "for their courage to publicly stand up for unborn life". The Bishop of Eichstätt emphasised that the Christian concern for the integrity of creation includes the protection of human life, including the unborn: "Many people are currently concerned about the environment and our living conditions, about the future of creation. Our commitment to the right to life of the unborn human life represents for us Christians, alongside the concern for human rights, a central aspect of our concern for and reverence for God's creation." With the "March for Life", the demonstrators set "a sign for the right to life of all human beings that cannot be overlooked", the Bishop said.

For the first time, demonstrations against abortion and active euthanasia are planned simultaneously in two major German cities on Saturday. A "March for Life" will take place for the 19th time in Berlin and now for the first time in Cologne. They are organised by the Bundesverband Lebensrecht (BVL), an alliance of 15 organisations. In Berlin the march starts at the Brandenburg Gate, in Cologne at the Heumarkt. Beforehand, church services with the participants are planned, as well as kick-off rallies with international representatives of the pro-life movement from 1 pm. In 2022, according to the organisers, the march in the German capital had around 4,000 participants; according to police estimates, there were up to 3,000. In Cologne, the BVL expects up to 2,000 participants. As the press office of the Archdiocese of Cologne stated on request, it is not yet known whether someone from the diocese leadership will participate in the march in Cologne. 

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