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> [Selfishness and fear are at the root of (pro-abortion) legislation...We in the Church have a great struggle to defend life...life is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/selfishness-and-fear-are-at-the-root-of-pro-abortion-legislation-we/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [The freedom to kill is not a true freedom, but a tyranny that reduces human beings to slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-freedom-to-kill-is-not-a-true-freedom-but-a-tyranny-that-reduces/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/not-all-moral-issues-have-the-same-moral-weight-as-abortion-and/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [The fundamental human right, the presupposition of every other right, is the right to life itself. This is true of life from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-fundamental-human-right-the-presupposition-of-every-other-right/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [God's love does not distinguish between the infant in the mother's womb or the child or the youth or the adult or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/god-s-love-does-not-distinguish-between-the-infant-in-the-mother-s/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/a-catholic-would-be-guilty-of-formal-cooperation-in-evil-and-so/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/pope-benedict-xvi-414_abortion_a-catholic-would-be-guilty-of-formal-coo_1194214.jpg)

> [Children truly are the family's greatest treasure and most precious good. Consequently, everyone must be helped to become aware of the intrinsic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/children-truly-are-the-family-s-greatest-treasure-and-most-precious/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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> [While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/while-the-church-exhorts-civil-authorities-to-seek-peace-not-war-and/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/pope-benedict-xvi-414_abortion_while-the-church-exhorts-civil-authoriti_2909040.jpg)

> [The Catholic community must offer support to those women who may find it difficult to accept a child, above all when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-catholic-community-must-offer-support-to-those-women-who-may-find/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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## Other authors on Abortion

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abby-johnson-8800.jpg) Abby Johnson 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/abby-johnson/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mother-teresa-69278.jpg) Mother Teresa 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/mother-teresa/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-casey-79600.jpg) Robert Casey 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/robert-casey/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/pope-francis/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/ronald-reagan/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/rush-limbaugh/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-john-paul-ii-75898.jpg) Pope John Paul II 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/pope-john-paul-ii/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/george-w-bush/)
- [John Price 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/john-price/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-piper-52106.jpg) John Piper 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/john-piper/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/hillary-clinton/)
- [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

## More by Pope Benedict XVI

> [The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-fact-that-the-lord-can-work-and-act-even-with-insufficient-means/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/the-essence-of-christianity-is-an-ever-new-encounter-with-the-god-who/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [If you abide in the love of Christ, rooted in the faith, you will encounter, even amid setbacks and suffering, the source of true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/if-you-abide-in-the-love-of-christ-rooted-in-the-faith-you-will/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [Continue to witness to the Gospel every day and commit yourselves generously in the next missionary initiatives in the Diocese of Rome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/continue-to-witness-to-the-gospel-every-day-and-commit-yourselves/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [Jesus’ example of fidelity to prayer challenges us to examine the time and effort we devote to our own prayer. While prayer is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/jesus-example-of-fidelity-to-prayer-challenges-us-to-examine-the-time/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [If we look to the saints, this great luminous wake with which God has passed through history, we truly see that here is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/if-we-look-to-the-saints-this-great-luminous-wake-with-which-god-has/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [“Joseph Ratzinger never developed his own theological system. As a theologian he took on what was there, discerned its essentials, situated it in relation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/joseph-ratzinger-never-developed-his-own-theological-system-as-a/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/jesus-christ-does-not-teach-us-a-spirituality-of-closed-eyes-but-one/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [Joy is the true gift of Christmas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/joy-is-the-true-gift-of-christmas/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [Material possessions, in themselves, are good. We would not survive for long without money, clothing and shelter. We must eat in order to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/material-possessions-in-themselves-are-good-we-would-not-survive-for/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of many lay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/one-of-the-promising-indications-of-a-renewal-in-the-church-s/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [God loves us despite our shortcomings and sins, and his love gives meaning to our lives and to the life of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/god-loves-us-despite-our-shortcomings-and-sins-and-his-love-gives/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [It's a great responsibility before God, the judge who guides us, who draws us to truth and good, and in this sense the church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/it-s-a-great-responsibility-before-god-the-judge-who-guides-us-who/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/discovering-the-beauty-and-joy-of-faith-is-a-path-that-every-new/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

> [Apostolic and missionary fruitfulness is not principally due to programmes and pastoral methods that are cleverly drawn up and "efficient", but is the result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/apostolic-and-missionary-fruitfulness-is-not-principally-due-to/)

[Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/)

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