Prolifers: Proceed in Haste
Many Catholics have begun to recognize the Feast of the Visitation (May 31st) as a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the lives of children in their mothers' womb. The opening chapter of Luke's Gospel paints a lovely picture of Jesus' and John the Baptist's first encounter with each other months before either child had seen the light of day (Lk. 1:41). No other scriptural evidence would be necessary to justify the Church's prolife position for the last two thousand years, Nancy Pelosi's opinion notwithstanding. I wonder though how many people who have prolife beliefs pay much attention to the two verses preceeding the verse cited above which say, "In those days, Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a city in Judah and she entered Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. (Lk. 1:39-40)" Before the cousins could meet, the mothers had to greet each other. Mary had to get up, get dressed, pack her bags and embark on a journey which wo