Apparently there is an organization called "Roman Catholics for Obama" who are trying to change Obama's position on abortion. They cited Archbishop Chaput of Denver as part of their justification, which prompted him to write a very friendly column clarifying his position and that of the church, and relating in a very personal way his own story. You go, Your Excellency, I say. Here is a ZENIT summary of the letter.
Pro-Life: May 2008 Archives
The pope today observed the fortieth anniversary of Humanae Vitae, the 1968 document prohibiting artificial contraception. He reiterated the Church's teaching on contraception and alluded to her prohibition on artificial reproduction technologies, such as IVF. He averred that following the Church's teaching is difficult, but it has been borne out by scientific research. "Forty years after its publication, that teaching not only shows itself to be unchanged in its truth, but it reveals the farsightedness with which the problem was tackled," he said.
I do think HV turned out to be prescient. We've seen a number of Paul VI's predictions unfold. Unfortunately we're pretty far down the road right now and it's unclear how we get back on track.
The pro-life movie Bella is now on DVD. It's very popular on Amazon; the best selling DVD in its category and #5 overall. I encourage you to tell your friends about this.
