Be Fruitful and Multiply or Abort and Euthanize?

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BY LORRIE MCNICKLE

9/28/2018 9:00:11 AM

Be Fruitful and Multiply or Abort and Euthanize?

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Be fruitful and multiply! It was the first command that was given to us by God. Be fruitful and multiply. It really is a beautiful commandment. To be fruitful and multiply. It impedes us to subdue the Earth with our human existence, both body and soul. You see, when we are fruitful and multiply we not only bring a worldly human body into existence, but also an embodied soul that goes with it. So, when we are being fruitful and multiplying we are not only filling the Earth, but we are also bringing about the existence of spiritual creatures who will hopefully, with the Grace of God, be filling one day the Heavens as well. What a tremendous honor and privilege it is to fill the Heavens and the Earth with embodied spirits who have the potential for life eternal with God!

Is that the most awesome thing ever?

Yet, ever since we were given that first commandment to be fruitful and multiply we have been at war with it. I would suggest that every one of the ten commandments God gave to Moses sprung as a result and a response from our war on that very first commandment given to us by God before the fall, and perhaps because of it. The protection of life, both temporal and spiritual is at the very heart of our relationship with God, each other and our Faith. That is why each one of the non-negotiable teachings of the Church addresses just that, the protection of that life. If you are unaware of the non-negotiable teachings of the Church, they are:

1. Abortion

2. Embyonic Stem Cell Research

3. Euthanasia

4. Same Sex Marriage

5. Human Cloning

As Catholics we are not permitted to support anything or anyone who would try to advance, protect or promote the actions of these five issues. As you can see, and I am not sure that they are in order or have a hierarchy, but they all threaten and cripple the dignity of temporal and spiritual life, and the honor and privilege of bringing, caring for and nurturing embodied spirits into existence for eternity.

It is no wonder the forces of evil so vehemently and boldly attack life. Satan hates humanity with a vengeance and will do anything to limit our creation and proliferation. He has been very successful too. He has waged war and recruited warriors to fight for each one of these vile actions, and that is what they are: sinful actions and choices, made under the guises of tolerance and advancement for the greater good, and for human happiness and expression. Yet each one of them, in their own way are killers of our species and threaten our very existence. All five of these non-negotables kill; and they don’t just kill the victims, they kill the body and soul of the ones who inflect this death and destruction on others. It is often a death that is invisible, and cloaks itself in beautiful but false notions of compassion and progress. It is a death that entrances us gradually and systematically until the spell it casts seems righteous and charitable, but it is not Truth, it is just the opposite.

Satan enchants us with a darkness that seems beautiful and meritorious. It can be a slow process, until we find ourselves so far from God it seems impossible to ever reclaim our Savior’s Truth, and the Devil revels and dances in this deceit. Sometimes he even seems victorious. It is all an illusion though, because Jesus promised us that the gates of Hell will not prevail! That is the promise, that promise gives every one of us hope, even in our darkest despair. It is never too late for anyone. Our battle cry is prayer and our greatest weapon the Rosary, so pray for souls and for ones last in the deceit of this lie.

The gates of Hell will not prevail! So, prayer, penance and reconciliation can bear much fruit for the world. So be fruitful and multiply, the gates of Hell will not prevail, and the destruction these vices yield will not prevail either, because we have a promise from the King of Kindness, Compassion and Forgiveness. We can claim the prize no matter how greatly we have fallen. There is always hope in Christ. And as we take up our arms we can help win souls for Christ when we battle for lost souls. Join our Lord and Savior in an ever new life in Christ. We can do this because we obeyed the command and we were fruitful and multiplied, in body, soul, Grace and Life!

I am a 49 year old, wife and mother of two teenage sons. I am Cradle Catholic and have recently been moved to dive more deeply into my faith, to come to a deeper and more satisfying understanding of the church and it’s doctrines and dogmas. The more I read, and discover the deeper my love of the Catholic Church and her teachings becomes.

I live in Cincinnati, Ohio where I attended the same parochial grade school and public high school that my two boys attend. I have been singing in the choir for 35 years and also cantor. I have been a past member of the Education Commission and have devoted many hours to the well being of St. Ann Church and School (now Our Lady of Grace).

I serve on the Committee for Boy Scout Troop 641, where I am the acting Outdoor Activities Director and Merit Badge Counselor. I also help out with the parish junior high youth group, and am helping to develop some retreat programs for the Scouts in our Troop. I also am the mother of an Eagle Scout, and have another soon to be Eagle Scout climbing the ranks rapidly.

I love my Catholic faith, and want everyone to experience the joy and peace that it brings me. I think that too many of us have our priorities in the wrong place and that is leading so many to lives of unhappiness and a lack of fulfillment. I hope to inspire others to delve into the depths of the faith and become beacons of light for their families, neighborhoods, churches and communities.