“The child by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth” UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
An Australian Newspaper the Herald Sun reported on October
13th, on the appalling behaviour of pro-abortionists who set out to
deliberately confront a pro-life rally in Melbourne last Saturday.
CHANTING socialists and feminists on Saturday stormed up to
Parliament House to confront 3000 anti-abortion activists gathered there.
Now, remember what socialists claim: they are kinder and
more moral. More sharing and caring.
Remember what feminists claim: they want women treated
equally. Want mutual respect.
But here is what I saw.
I saw those Socialist Alliance protesters and feminists for
hours shout down, blockade, hit, abuse and destroy the property of citizens,
priests included, trying to peacefully express a different point of view - that
killing babies in the womb is wrong.
I saw socialists and feminists yanking signs from the hands
of women older than themselves and destroying their balloons, as if those women
had no right to speak and no right to their own property.
I saw some socialists and feminists push police and shove
and hit anti-abortionists. One politician was hit with an egg; another was
allegedly kicked.
I saw a socialist wearing a "F... Tony Abbott"
T-shirt.
I saw one feminist screaming hysterically in the face of
someone trying to speak to her.
Some anti-abortionists possibly retaliated, but the police
knew who was causing the trouble, and their lines faced the socialists and
feminists, to protect the anti-abortionists behind them.
In this demonstration I saw socialists and feminists betray
almost every principle they profess to hold.
I saw them treat women with contempt and fellow citizens
with force. I saw them deny others their right to free movement and speech. I
saw them counter reason with abuse.
The Left has been long presented by schools, universities
and media outlets, especially the ABC, as people who are
"progressive" and "compassionate".
The Left I saw on Saturday is instead the natural home of
the totalitarian and the bully. And that's without considering that today's
socialists and feminists also endorse the killing of healthy unborn infants
just weeks before birth.
None of this is new, of course. Most of the worst modern
tyrannies, from the French Revolution to the Cambodian genocide, were led by
the Left. The greatest attacks on our free speech have come from Labor, a party
of so-called idealists.
But as British philosopher Bertrand Russell famously noted:
"Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of
power."
We saw that in Melbourne on Saturday. They call themselves
progressives. They are instead barbarians, so sure of their goodness they feel
licensed to do evil.
It has been estimated by Life Institute the rally organizers
that more than 60,000 people attended last Saturday’s pro-life rally in Dublin
making it the largest-ever pro-life rally against abortion that Ireland has
ever seen. The Rally which commenced at 2.00 PM at the Garden of Remembrance in
Parnell Square and ended at Dåil Eireann (The Irish Parliament) sent a strong
message to Taoiseach Enda Kenny and the Irish Government that the people of
Ireland do not want abortion and that the people must be consulted on the issue
by referendum.
Before the Rally for Life on Saturday, Archbishops Diarmuid and
Eamon Martin concelebrated Mass in St. Savior’s Church, Dominick St at 12.30pm.
Despite the determination of Enda Kenny and his Government to
enact pro-abortion legislation and the determination of mainstream media to
ensure their pro-abortion bias is presented at every opportunity, the presence
of over 60,000 Irish people at Saturday’s rally shows that the Irish public not
only reject the legislation but that they will not be conned by claims that it
is either necessary or life saving.
It is also evident that Government intransigence and Enda
Kenny’s reluctance to listen to the pro-life voice have resulted in more and
more opposition being expressed in public, in that the numbers attending the
vigils and the rally have been growing. Looking back at the 4 major pro-life
events since last December the first vigil in Molesworth street on December 4th
drew a then unprecedented crowd of 10.000, while the January vigil in Merrion
Square drew an estimated 30,000 pro-lifers. Last months vigil also in Merrion
Square drew even larger numbers with estimates being the region of 40,000 plus.
The attendance at all of the previous vigils was topped by the massive
attendance at last Saturday’s vigil
The Rally was addressed by various speakers, including
Eoghan de Faoite of Youth Defence, Niamh Ui Bhriain of Life Institute, Caroline
Simons of PLC, Bernadette Smith of Precious Life and Declan Ganley of Libertas.
Declan Ganley in a rousing speech told the crowd
“Let those Senators and
TDs use the power granted to them under article 27 of our constitution to let
the people speak on this bill, Let us vote. Let us pass judgement on Enda
Kenny’s abortion bill in a referendum. He says his book is the constitution.
Well use it, Taoiseach. He says he trusts the people. Well prove it, Taoiseach.
He says this is a matter of grave concern to the public. Well ask them,
Taoiseach. ”
Niamh Uí Bhriain of the Life Institute said:
“If you refuse, Taoiseach, to let
the people vote, then the people will be heard. 100,000 people have already
signed the pro-life pledge, 100,000 will seek to build a new political
alternative, 100,000 will remember Taoiseach, that if you ram through this law,
you are the abortion Taoiseach and Fine Gael is the abortion party, and they
will seek an alternative which protects both mother and baby. ”
Fine Gael, she said, had now awoken a sleeping giant, that
would work night and day to build an alternative to political parties who broke
their promises and betrayed their principles.
I was born in Galway, Ireland where I attended first Scoil Fhursa and then St Ignatius (Jesuit) College. My family moved to Cork in 1960 and I spent my last year at the Christian Brothers College in Mc Curtain street Cork (CBC).
I came to Dublin in 1963 where I met and married my wife Philomena. We have lived in Dublin since then and have been blessed with seven children and 17 grandchildren (so far). When I finished school I studied architecture through the professional institutions and I am a retired Member of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (MRIAI). I also hold a BSc. in psychology and political philosophy.
I currently lobby pro-life and pro-family issues at the United Nations in New York and Geneva and occasionally at the European Parliament and Council of Europe. I am a member of the pro-life, pro-family coalition operating within the international institutions and I am a consultant to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children SPUC on UN and related matters.
Between 1978-85, as a married couple Philomena and I were involved in the presentation of Marriage Encounter Weekends and pre-marriage courses. We also represented Worldwide Marriage Encounter on a committee for the family in the Dublin Archdiocese. Between 1985-1988. I was appointed National Secretary and then President of the Catholic Secondary Schools Parents Association (CSPA). I have been lobbying pro-life issue at the UN for upwards of 12 years.
I am a past President of the National Association of Catholic Families (NACF)
Publications:
1997: Anthology of pro-life verse
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An Australian Newspaper the Herald Sun reported on October
13th, on the appalling behaviour of pro-abortionists who set out to
deliberately confront a pro-life rally in Melbourne last Saturday. 
