CINCINNATI (LifeSiteNews) — Just days ahead of a statewide vote on whether to enshrine abortion “rights” in the Ohio Constitution, vandalism is reportedly on the rise against Catholic churches in the Buckeye State.
On November 7, Ohioans will vote on Issue 1, which would establish a legal “right” to make
“personal reproductive” decisions, “including but not limited to decisions on
contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one’s own pregnancy, miscarriage
care, and abortion,” which the state “shall not, directly or indirectly,
burden, penalize, prohibit, interfere with, or discriminate against.”
According to the
Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the amendment would go far beyond even Roe
v. Wade and block prohibitions on partial-birth and dismemberment
abortions, allow abortionists to target disabled babies, and end parental
consent requirements for abortion as well as minors’ contraception,
sterilization, and “gender transition” decisions.
Crux reports that more than a dozen Cincinnati Catholic
properties have experienced violence or theft, according to the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, including churches, high schools, and cemeteries. The acts include
stolen “vote no” yard signs and a spray-painted church window to cover a
sign. The archdiocese has directed each
of its parishes to play for Mass-goers a homily by Archbishop Dennis Schnurr
urging all Ohio Catholics to vote against the amendment, which he called a
“clear threat to human life and dignity.”
The Catholic Telegraph adds that at one location, a sign was found in a nearby
dumpster; at another, an 8’ by 8’ sign was cut in half. “In addition, yard
signs at St. Mary Church are being stolen multiple times a week.”
“I am grateful to all our priests and other
parish and school leaders who have maintained steadfast opposition to Issue 1
despite the many challenges presented, including theft and vandalism,” said
Archbishop Schnurr. “We remain committed to the protection of and care for
women, children and families regardless of the outcome of this election.”
Across the nation, pro-abortion vandalism as
well as worse acts, including arson, have been on the rise since Roe v.
Wade was overturned in
2022. According to the Washington Times, since May
2022 (when the Supreme Court’s intention to overturn Roe was
first leaked),
the federal government has charged more than 30 pro-lifers for Freedom of
Access to Clinic Entrances Act violations but only four pro-abortion activists,
despite America experiencing 88 attacks on pregnancy centers and more than 200
on Catholic churches during that same period.
Back in Ohio, pro-life activists have been
working for months to sound the alarm and build opposition to Issue 1 and its
ramifications.
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