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More than 6,000 pro-lifers march in Germany: 'The right to life is a human right'
Germany's March for Life took place in two cities on September 19, bringing together thousands of pro-lifers who peacefully and prayerfully witnessed for the preborn and urged an end to surrogacy and assisted suicide.
An estimated 6,000 people participated in the annual March for Life in Germany on September 19.
The march took place in both Berlin and Cologne.
Counter protesters disrupted the Cologne event, but it was able to proceed as planned.
Participants gathered in both Berlin and Cologne, marking the fourth time the annual march took place in two cities at the same time. According to CNA Deutsch, organizers estimate that between the two locations, a combined 6,000 people attended, marching under the theme, "The right to life is a human right."
The event's organizers, the Federal Association for the Right to Life (Bundesverband Lebensrecht), focused on key pro-life issues including abortion, assisted suicide, and surrogacy.
The chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Bishop Heiner Wilmer, offered a greeting to participants prior to the march's start.
"It is precisely where life is vulnerable, where people have no voice, or where their right to exist is questioned, that we see how seriously we take human dignity. The March for Life draws attention to people whose lives are not respected, recognized, or considered less worthy of protection," he said.
Berlin's march was attended by several Catholic bishops, including Rudolf Voderholzer, Bishop of Regensburg.
“I consider it my civic duty to give a voice to those who still do not have a voice or can no longer have one,” he said.
Teodora Paul, president of Students for Life Bucharest, addressed the crowd in Berlin, drawing a parallel between the Berlin wall and the 'wall' that separates the born from the preborn. She explained:
"Almost forty years ago, here in Berlin, a world leader stood at the Brandenburg Gate and spoke some famous words about the Berlin Wall. The wall separated brothers and sisters who belonged to the same people. Addressing another powerful world leader, he said: open this gate! tear down this wall!...
And today there is a wall separating protected humanity from disposable humanity: the wall between the born and the unborn. Behind this wall, we, the adults, as societies, dehumanize the unborn. This has resulted in the greatest denial of human rights in history: even by the lowest estimate, the lives of more than one billion of our brothers and sisters have been intentionally taken!
The main ideological framework for the intentional destruction of unborn human beings is the denial of their humanity. This is why I call this war the Unhuman War."
While smaller than Berlin's, Cologne's march was disrupted by pro-abortion protesters, who threw paint on an information stand, staged sit-ins, and deployed purple smoke bombs. One also sprayed paint on a banner while speakers were on the stage, and faces criminal charges for property damage.
Despite the counter demonstrations, the march was able to proceed as planned.
Organizers from Bundesverband Lebensrecht appeared buoyed by the number of people who attended as a witness to life.
“In all, well over 6,000 people (4,200 Berlin, 2,100 Cologne) of all generations set out today to take to the streets for the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death,” the group said.
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·More than 6,000 pro-lifers march in Germany: 'The right to life is a human right'
Germany's March for Life took place in two cities on September 19, bringing together thousands of pro-lifers who peacefully and prayerfully witnessed for the preborn and urged an end to surrogacy and assisted suicide.
An estimated 6,000 people participated in the annual March for Life in Germany on September 19.
The march took place in both Berlin and Cologne.
Counter protesters disrupted the Cologne event, but it was able to proceed as planned.
Participants gathered in both Berlin and Cologne, marking the fourth time the annual march took place in two cities at the same time. According to CNA Deutsch, organizers estimate that between the two locations, a combined 6,000 people attended, marching under the theme, "The right to life is a human right."
The event's organizers, the Federal Association for the Right to Life (Bundesverband Lebensrecht), focused on key pro-life issues including abortion, assisted suicide, and surrogacy.
The chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Bishop Heiner Wilmer, offered a greeting to participants prior to the march's start.
"It is precisely where life is vulnerable, where people have no voice, or where their right to exist is questioned, that we see how seriously we take human dignity. The March for Life draws attention to people whose lives are not respected, recognized, or considered less worthy of protection," he said.
Berlin's march was attended by several Catholic bishops, including Rudolf Voderholzer, Bishop of Regensburg.
“I consider it my civic duty to give a voice to those who still do not have a voice or can no longer have one,” he said.
Teodora Paul, president of Students for Life Bucharest, addressed the crowd in Berlin, drawing a parallel between the Berlin wall and the 'wall' that separates the born from the preborn. She explained:
"Almost forty years ago, here in Berlin, a world leader stood at the Brandenburg Gate and spoke some famous words about the Berlin Wall. The wall separated brothers and sisters who belonged to the same people. Addressing another powerful world leader, he said: open this gate! tear down this wall!...
And today there is a wall separating protected humanity from disposable humanity: the wall between the born and the unborn. Behind this wall, we, the adults, as societies, dehumanize the unborn. This has resulted in the greatest denial of human rights in history: even by the lowest estimate, the lives of more than one billion of our brothers and sisters have been intentionally taken!
The main ideological framework for the intentional destruction of unborn human beings is the denial of their humanity. This is why I call this war the Unhuman War."
While smaller than Berlin's, Cologne's march was disrupted by pro-abortion protesters, who threw paint on an information stand, staged sit-ins, and deployed purple smoke bombs. One also sprayed paint on a banner while speakers were on the stage, and faces criminal charges for property damage.
Despite the counter demonstrations, the march was able to proceed as planned.
Organizers from Bundesverband Lebensrecht appeared buoyed by the number of people who attended as a witness to life.
“In all, well over 6,000 people (4,200 Berlin, 2,100 Cologne) of all generations set out today to take to the streets for the right to life of every human being from conception to natural death,” the group said.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
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