“In those states, it becomes very important too, because the children we can’t protect with the law, we can [protect] with love and [by] surrounding the mother and the child with the support system,” he said.
Walking with Moms in Need, in part, began in anticipation of Roe’s reversal, Naumann revealed.
“We saw that that was a possibility,” he said, before adding, “But you know, frankly, I didn’t think I would see it in my lifetime.”
“There was in my mind, why, if that happened, are we really prepared to support women — even more women and children,” he said. “And so I’m really glad we took that initiative and the Holy Spirit kind of guided us.”
He described how his own diocese is participating in Walking with Moms in Need: by making parishes aware of the resources available in addition to identifying the gaps where help is needed.
“I’ve told our pastors, there’s no excuse for any of our parishes not being able to connect women with the help they need and to be prepared to accompany them,” Naumann stressed.
He called the bishops’ pro-life pastoral plan “multifaceted,” with a focus on four areas: prayer; education within and outside the church; pastoral care, and advocacy. While much of the focus on abortion has been on the courts and legislation, Naumann emphasized the importance of building a pro-life culture.
“In the long run, we have to build a consensus within the culture that killing our own children is not the way we want to address difficult pregnancies,” he said.
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