The Child is All of Us: Gabriel Santorum's Lesson Lives On
might happen if people thought that perhaps those little ones in the womb weren't just parasites or insentient masses of tissue?
The Santorum family's treatment of little Gabriel is "weird" to them because Gabriel had no value in their view. Alan Colmes made that quite clear when he launched into his despicable mockery of the hours after Gabriel's death and the Santorum's grief. Colmes taunted them on television for the sake of political points, referring to Gabriel as "it." Gabriel was not an "it." He was a baby boy, a son, who was beloved and precious in the eyes of God and his parents.
The abortion zealots are annoyed that Rick and Karen did not treat their son like an "it" or as merely a "fetus" and send him quickly to the morgue. Lest more and more people get the idea that there's nothing wrong with holding and mourning their lost babies, they go into overdrive calling Rick "weird" and "outside the mainstream" and a man of questionable judgment.
Well, really, what else can we expect? Life that has no value while inside the womb will not suddenly take on value outside the womb. If they would destroy the body before birth, why show kindness after birth? Why hold lovingly that which you claim is a threat to your freedom and rights? Why risk gazing into the face of one whom you deem less human than yourself, less worthy of life?
Their reaction is only logical, but that is why I hope it alarms people. Those who have cruelly criticized Rick and Karen Santorum for revering the life and death of their son have unwittingly given us a clear view of what's behind their curtain, so to speak. It's a heartless continuum. Humanity denied to one can easily be denied to any or all. All that matters is the will of those who have the power to "choose."
No one who has sneered their objection to what the Santorums did is actually afraid that they are weird or of unsound judgment. They're afraid that respect for the life of a "fetus" might catch on. They're afraid that a tiny baby's body might be seen as sacred and dignified, and then heaven forbid, the baby himself might be seen as human. They're afraid that if too many people realize that mourning the loss of a very small baby is appropriate and good and necessary, then folks may begin to question the narrative that killing a baby is a legitimate "right."
And from there, the entire facade of "choice" comes crashing down.
Gabriel Santorum's life was too brief a moment, but his impact will be felt for eternity. He continues to testify to the immutable truth that human life is sacred and the child in the womb is all of us.
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Jennifer Hartline is a grateful Catholic, a proud Army wife and homeschooling mother of three children. She is a contributing writer for Catholic Online. Visit her online at Wake Up, Deborah! and MCH.
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Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013
General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.
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What a moving and powerful article. May God abundantly bless the Santorum family.
WOW! To this article and it's responses! This article Needs to Get Out! I personally liked inhumane psychology. Our country is rampant w/it!!! Couple inhumane psychology w/secularists and what do you get? Or, put i.p. w/anything, and the outcome is not good! Jennifer, you get an A+++. Fantastic article. Rick Santorum! Blessings... Newt is smart!
Christ is worth living a for. Christ is the word made flesh. Christ is eternal truth,the way to live a life of grace for the glory of God. Christ is the sacrifice for our sins. The sacrifice is to believe and to even die in the flesh if we have to for God,but more importantly die to ourselves, because by nature we sin and must forsake all sin. Sin must die so that righteousness which is the Christlike Holy Spirit,can live in each of us to guide us all. Sacrifice is to die to ourselves so that we can live in the Holy Spirit,which is obedience to God,as Christ was obedient to death,a death on the cross. Our deaths will all be different. Our personal deaths are our crosses. We can only embrace the cross,in hope,as we embrace Christ,who was obedient to God in every way. "Not my will but thine be done",these are the words of Christ and this is our desired attitude and our sacrifice as Christians. "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling"! God is LOVE and God is Purity of being,God is the great "I AM". God is the author of life! LOVE GOD unto death and into eternity. Christ is RISEN! Love is THE ETERNAL FACTOR. Hate and selfishness is eternal disaster. Let this be the second part of "a robust discussion". The wafer and the wine that is received as the body and blood of Jesus Christ,is so small but it is so BIG,as it makes all who receive,a part of the one body,who is the head of His Church,the second person of the Holy Trinity,Jesus Christ. Christ was also a human fetus just like the rest of us and that folks is BIG because that is what being PRO LIFE IS ALL ABOUT! PRAISE GOD! The Human fetus is NOT some sort of primitive human sacrifice. Conception is but the first,a sacred state,for a new human being. The womb is like the Church is,a sanctuary. The nursery of the Human Soul in fact is the human body,from conception to a natural death. Life is constantly changing in various stages from fetus to baby,from baby to child,child to adolescent,to young adult,to middle age,to elderly,elderly to death,and finally from death to Life eternal,mature in the life of Christ,hopefully for all who tried to live in a life of Holiness,which is the life of sacrifice. To be Holy is sacrificial in the truest sense of the word. The reward? Eternal life with God,the Life of Eternal Love is Heaven,"The NEW JERUSALEM." GOD IS WATCHING! WATCHING FOR OUR CHOICES! "CHOOSE A BLESSING CHOOSE A CURSE". LIFE IS THE PERFECT CHOICE! GOD IS LIFE NOT DEATH. DEATH IS THE ENEMY,THE FINAL ONE TO BE OVERCOME!
You need to look at yourself, examine yourself. If God is guiding you, then where is your sacrifice ? I keep my ear close to your breast. How close are you to Yaweh ? I keep my ear close to your breast
Mother Teresa said " See the face of Jesus in all that you serve
".Jennifer, your living example speaks to this truth. God bless the Santorums.
Most people thought Jesus' actions were strange and threatening, so is it any wonder that most people think the value his followers place on human life is unusual? As far as I am concerned, the criticism of others, especially the leftist media, is a validation of our humanity and our Christianity.
Very true! Thank you for your articulate words, Jennifer. Yes, you are right! Promoters of abortion must never "humanize" a child in the womb because they will have to admit that it is a human they are killing.
This is a beautiful article with respect for a life. Caring healthcare workers should be touched by this article. Ultrasound demonstrates the sanctity of human life in the womb. It is beautiful and Holy Sacred space. The trouble today is that this is not taught anymore. It was not so long ago.Times are not changing for the better if the sanctity of life is not taught to be respected. Life is what it is wether it is 1 week old or 101 years old as there is no distinction in this. Love is to be given in respect for all life. Life is simply SO PRECIOUS!