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‘The right to life itself must be given our paramount consideration so that people can have the chance to secure all the other benefits that life can afford,’ wrote Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Edward Malesic.

By Martin Bürger, LifeSiteNews, Oct 3, 2020

Martin Bürger

Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Edward C. Malesic

CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Another bishop in the United States has explicitly stated that abortion is the “preeminent issue” in the upcoming election.

Bishop Edward C. Malesic of Cleveland explained that the consistent teaching of the Church “regarding the intrinsic evil of abortion seeks to secure all other rights as well. We are not a ‘single issue’ Church; there are other extremely important rights that we must defend, to be sure; but these additional rights flow from and are rooted in the fundamental right to life itself.”

He wrote that “although there are many causes our Church stands for and is vocal about, the right to life itself must be given our paramount consideration so that people can have the chance to secure all the other benefits that life can afford.”  …