Yesterday was the 1st Louisiana March for Life held in Baton Rouge. From all accounts, it was an overwhelming success. Most estimates put the initial March crowd at some 5,000. The March covered a predominately downtown route from the old state capitol to the current capitol building.
Many good people of various faith traditions, including a large contingent of Catholics, marched and prayed and then gathered to hear great speakers. Among them was the Bishop of Baton Rouge, Robert Muench.
There was a very large group of Catholics who traveled to Baton Rouge from New Orleans. Young people from the local Catholic high schools, many New Orleanian Knights of Columbus and still more from Archdiocese of New Orleans parishes were in the crowd. And here is an amazing fact: no local coverage about the march in the media. I've scanned several possibilities and can only find one story from the Baton Rouge newspaper. And even that story tried to take a sympathetic position on the 20 or so pro-choice counter protestors. What disturbs me is that not one New Orleans news outlet report on this historic event.
The march serves as a public witness to our unending committment to make Louisiana a pro-life state, which it is in many, many ways. And being the first year for the march a solid foundation has been laid. Hopefully, many good people of faith will build solidly upon this foundation.
Tonight many more thousands have gathered in Washington, D.C. and are now finishing up the Pro-Life Mass from the Basilica. Again, the crowd that has descended on Washington is overwhelming and the Mass is standing room only. These strong positive signs and trends should give us all hope that we continue to make stides to offset this 38 year holocaust and outright assault on human life.
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