It has often been said that when a truth is simple enough for even a four-year-old child to understand, most adults will probably not comprehend it. The older we get, the more inclined we are to discuss even the most important matters in a nuanced way, sometimes to the point of obfuscating the actual facts. Such is the case with abortion.

Two recent news reports make it perfectly clear that scientific research into alleged treatments and cures for diseases is either guess work or sadly lacking in conclusive evidence. Either way, let the buyer beware.

What happens in a culture of death when the focus of attention becomes the value of an individual human being? As we have seen in much of the recent news reports, we need not move beyond our own borders to discover the answer. Let’s see why this is so.

A few days ago Pope Benedict XVI, in another of his inspired talks, told Italian pro-lifers, “Continue along the path and do not be afraid, so that the smile of life may triumph on the lips of all children and their mothers.”

Headlines can make us nuts sometimes; the particular headline I noticed today was nearly impossible to comprehend. Let me explain why before I tell you a bit about what I have subsequently learned.

When I read the special news report by John–Henry Westin on Kansas Catholic Archbishop Joseph Naumann I said a silent prayer of thanks to God!