Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Safeguarding the Republican Right-to-Life Agenda

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture, Dec 02, 2024

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky is a priest of the Diocese of Arlington who has also served as a financial administrator in the Diocese of Lincoln. Trained in business and accounting, he also holds a Master of Divinity and a Master’s in moral theology. Father Pokorsky co-founded both CREDO and Adoremus, two organizations deeply engaged in authentic liturgical renewal. He writes regularly for a number of Catholic websites and magazines.

During the tenure of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Nixon official and movie actor Ben Stein remarked in a TV interview that Schwarzenegger wasn’t a “true Republican” because he wasn’t pro-life. We’ve come a long way since those days. Practicing Catholics (and many others) who follow the science of human life have their work cut out for them in the years ahead, even under the 2025 rehabilitated Trump presidency.

Unexpectedly, Donald Trump was the most effective pro-life US President since the 1973 abortion-on-demand Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade. During his 2016 campaign, candidate Trump promised to appoint originalists to the Supreme Court. Former Senator Rick Santorum—Catholic, pro-life, and nudged out of the Republican presidential primary—withheld his endorsement of candidate Trump in 2016 until he, Trump, specifically listed potential originalist jurists for nomination to the Supreme Court. Trump complied and received Santorum’s endorsement. …

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