Catholic Knights of St. Mulumba rally against abortion
Addressing the faithful, Deputy Metropolitan Grand Knight, Knights of Saint Mulumba, Egbert Imomoh, said the theme is intrinsically linked to the Archdiocesan Year of the Family programme. The aim of the programme according to him, is ‘to draw the attention to the fact that the beginning of life in the womb should ordinarily start in a family-setting, which provides the love that allows the gift of the womb to grow in the likeness of God the giver of life.’
Imomoh added that when such life is terminated through abortion, there is abrupt end of potential talent, which is not allowed to manifest. He condemned the pro-abortion argument that justifies abortion based on factors such as wrong timing for the pregnancy, economic and social reasons.
He said: “We believe that where the roots of family love are deep, where understanding and affection can be extended to the persons tempted in playing God, other life-giving solutions can be found; and where they have been allowed to play out, the birth of the so-called unwanted baby can still be a thing of joy, which is the normal thing when a new baby is added to the family.”
Recognising that families live in a world that is constantly buffeted by modern views on abortion, euthanasia and morals, he advised that as families, people must understand and fully take to heart what the Catholic Church teaches about life. He reiterated the Church’s teaching that from the moment of conception, the life of every human being is to be respected in an absolute way because man is the only creature on earth that God has wished for himself. He also said that since the spiritual soul of each man is created by God; his whole being bears the image of the creator.’
He added: “Secondly, we must believe that human life is sacred because from the beginning it involves the creative action of God and remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end.
“God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until the end: no one can in any circumstance, claim for himself, the right directly to destroy an innocent human being. We must recognise this destruction for what it really is and should not allow fancy words or presentations to cloud our thinking. We must constantly remember that there are persons who face real difficulties when exposed to the difficulty of retaining a pregnancy or not and we must be ready to provide assistance and alternatives.”
He explained that Knights of Saint Mulumba in collaboration with Ozanam House run by Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, have put in place facilities that provide social, spiritual and material support, counseling to young and not so young women who are in dilemma over their pregnancy.
In her message, the Coordinator, Abstinence and Chastity Campaigns, Family and Human Life Unit of the Archdiocese of Lagos, Bridget Itsueli said the birth of every new life gives joy because life is God’s unique gift to each human person, to the family and to the community.
She explained that St. Pope John Paul II, observed how human life was devalued in the modern culture and wrote his encyclical evangelium vitae’- ‘The Gospel of Life,’ which expresses the Catholic Church’s teaching and her authoritative position regarding the value and inviolability of human life.
She said: “Pope John Paul II saw how life was devalued in our modern culture and was concerned that human life was fast losing its fundamental and precious value. Since modern medicine discovered that by using contraceptives, a woman can truncate the life growing within her, sexual freedom no longer has any boundary. The sexual act is used indiscriminately outside marriage and even within marriage. Many husbands and wives show little discernment and discipline. Young people carelessly and ignorantly believe that the sexual act is a pastime to be engaged at will.
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