Go to Zenit for links to brief stories about all of those canonized yesterday without the veiled contempt in the references to the “anti-abortion saint” or “valuing the fetus above the mother” references in the US press.

You know, if I ran in front of a car to save Joseph from getting hit, and lost my life in the process, I’d probably be considered a hero. In fact, if I just stood by and watched the car hit him without trying to save him, people would justifiably wonder what the heck was wrong with me and what piece was missing from my conscience, not to speak of my maternal instincts. To me, there’s no difference.