This week on the Pro-Life World View, we bring you interesting articles discussing abortion, the blasphemy at the Olympic Games opening ceremony, and a ban on puberty blockers.
The Paris Olympic Ceremony: Not Simply Bad Taste, but an Act of War against Christian Civilization
Roberto de Mattei – Rorate Caeli
The Paris Olympic Ceremony: Not Simply Bad Taste, but an Act of War
Professor Robert de Mattei outlines how the grotesque spectacle of the Last Supper-like tableau is a continuation of an anti-Christian war that reached a crescendo in the French Revolution. He links the rhetoric and actions of President Emmanuel Macron – most notably the inclusion of abortion as a constitutional right – with those of other past and current enemies of Christianity (Goths, Islam, Communism, to name a few).
Having laid out the historical panorama, Professor de Mattei also issues a challenge and a kind of call to action:
“… Who is willing to defend the West in the name of the principles and institutions that made it great in history?”
What is our response to be?
UK high court upholds puberty blockers ban due to ‘substantial risks’ for minors
Kate Quiñones – Catholic News Agency
Cass independent review UK
Dr Hilary Cass – The Cass review
Puberty blockers may cause irreversible harm to young boys – Mayo Clinic Study
Kate Quinones – Catholic News Agency
UK high court upholds puberty blockers ban due to ‘substantial risks’ for minors
Following the release of the Cass Review, the UK Government moved to impose a ban on prescribing puberty blocker medications to minors. A transexual advocacy group unsuccessfully petitioned the High Court to overturn the ban. In handing down this welcome decision, the Court found that the puberty blockers carried; “very substantial risks and very narrow benefit.”
There are now several studies finding problems with puberty blockers, such as one at Mayo Clinic, which found that they may cause “irreversible damage” to young boys.
Given the rapidly growing body of evidence of serious issues with puberty blockers, it is time for New Zealand authorities to follow the UK’s lead and, at the very least, pause their use in pre-pubescent children.
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The frontline is everywhere now
Robert Royal – The Catholic Thing
The Frontline is Everywhere Now
Martyrdom for the Faith takes many forms and is as much a part of our world now as it ever has been – we just don’t get to hear about it very often. We might hear about dramatic martyrdoms such as the 2016 decapitation of Fr. Jacques Hamel as he celebrated Mass by two radicalized young Moslems, but perhaps only because it was so gruesome and newsworthy. This illuminating article outlines many more modern-day martyrdoms and makes some interesting observations.
One such observation is that major media outlets only occasionally tell the stories of the most spectacular martyrdoms, such as Fr. Hamel’s. Why is this? The author’s view is that in their eyes, “We’re the immoral equivalent—for them—of the Ku Klux Klan. And who cares what happens to evil Klansmen?”
Read the linked article; perhaps you will be surprised at just how many Catholics today are martyred for their faith, even in the most apparently tolerant of nations. The frontline is everywhere now.
Walz says he’s so pro-abortion even Nancy Pelosi said he was extreme
Steven Ertelt – LifeNews
Pro-life groups blast Tim Walz; Kamala and Walz are the most pro-abortion ticket in history
Steven Ertelt – LifeNews
New Kamala Harris running mate Tim Walz signed bill for abortions up to birth
Steven Ertelt – LifeNews
Tim Walz has said he is so pro-abortion, even Nancy Pelosi said he was extreme
Although we are inundated with U.S. politics-related articles right now, the selection of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris’s running mate demands some attention. We all know that Kamala Harris is a hardline pro-abortion advocate, but many will not know much about Walz.
In 2018, when campaigning to be Governor of Minnesota, he joked: “My record is so pro-choice Nancy Pelosi asked me if I should tone it down,” he said. “I stand with Planned Parenthood.“
He is a man who can joke about his extreme anti-life views and actively supports infanticide in respect of babies who survive abortions. Below are a few links to learn more about what this terribly misguided man has said and done.
- Candlelight Vigil Closes 40 Days for Life in Auckland
On Palm Sunday, people of goodwill from across Auckland gathered for the annual peaceful, prayerful Candlelight Vigil for the Unborn, marking the conclusion of 40 Days for Life. The vigil was held at a highly…Read More Candlelight Vigil Closes 40 Days for Life in Auckland
- The Culture of Death Will Only Be Overcome by Christ
Father Jeremy Palman reflects on the decline of faith and the battle for life at Mass preceding New Zealand’s National March for Life. Before people of good will gathered for New Zealand’s National March for…Read More The Culture of Death Will Only Be Overcome by Christ
- Abortion Numbers Continue to Escalate in New Zealand
Abortion numbers in New Zealand continue to escalate at an alarming rate, according to provisional data provided by the Ministry of Health. A total of 17,964 induced abortions were reported in 2025, with 11,871 of…Read More Abortion Numbers Continue to Escalate in New Zealand