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Monday, June 01, 2009

U.S. Bishops Express 'Profound Regret' About Shooting Death of Abortion Doctor

While remaining vehemently opposed to abortion, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a statement condemning the shooting death of abortion doctor George Tiller.

On behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia, chairman of the bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, expressed profound regret over Tiller's death:
"Our bishops' conference and all its members have repeatedly and publicly denounced all forms of violence in our society, including abortion as well as the misguided resort to violence by anyone opposed to abortion," Cardinal Rigali said. "Such killing is the opposite of everything we stand for, and everything we want our culture to stand for: respect for the life of each and every human being from its beginning to its natural end. We pray for Dr. Tiller and his family."

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