With the union of the two gametes, ovum and sperm, a single cell is formed, to which nothing essential will be added, and in which is contained all the information that will direct the entire life of this new living being. Therefore, if in this single cell there were not already a human being, there would never be one. Ultimately, from the moment of conception, which coincides with the moment of fertilization, there is a new human person, endowed with a personal dignity equal to that of any other man or woman. This person is already an image of God, a being redeemed by Christ, who cost the blood of Our Lord, and for whom God Himself desires the happiness of heaven. Induced abortion consists of voluntarily causing the death of the conceived, but not yet born, child. Among the various methods of abortion is, for example, dismembering the child’s body. It must not be forgotten that some abortions can cause great suffering to the unborn child.

In his encyclical, “Evangelium vitae,” Saint John Paul II, the Great, considers unborn children to be the weakest and most defenseless human beings. They are the smallest. They lack even a voice, the defense of cries that newborns possess.

In his apostolic exhortation “Dilexi te” (I have loved you), His Holiness Pope Leo XIV reminded us that Christ identified himself with the least of society. He proved this through divine authority, manifested in Sacred Scripture, and specifically in verse 40 of chapter 25 of the Holy Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus, the Lord, tells us: “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” It follows from this that what is done for the least of these is done for someone who is a divine person, who is both God and man, Christ Jesus, our God and Lord. Pope Francis recalled that in the poor we touch the flesh of Christ. Saint John Chrysostom, in turn, affirmed that Christ dies in the poor.

It follows, then, that what is done through abortion is done to the most vulnerable, and thus to Christ. But with induced abortion, what is done is to murder them. Hence, from the perspective of the Christian faith, the immense gravity of induced abortion is shown with profound clarity.

A truly prehistoric phenomenon is the fact that millions of children are aborted in today’s world, a practice so contrary to all forms of civilization. And not only that, but this dark night is presented as a sign of modernity, human rights, and progress. All these children have been discarded, rejected, excluded. Their pain, their anguish, their torture, their torment have been disregarded.

The sheer proliferation of abortion policies worldwide is appalling. Laws in favor of abortion are tyrannical and despotic, even when presented under a different guise. These laws belong to the empire of money, to the dictatorship of an economy that kills, regardless of the ideology or facade worn by its proponents.

It would be a tremendous contradiction for a politician to present themselves as someone who stands with the poor and, at the same time, defend abortion. For abortion is nothing more than the murder of the weakest, the smallest, those who don’t even have a voice.

The Church knows herself to be the heir to the life and message of Christ’s love. Thus, she sees Christ in those who suffer. She is always in favor of life, from the very moment of conception until the moment of natural death. She defends the right to life. She welcomes and loves the weakest, the smallest, the unborn. This same sentiment has been embodied with immense and beautiful tenderness in so many saints, all of whom truly lived according to the holy Catholic faith. The Church can only bestow upon these children a resounding and deeply affectionate kiss.