“In ancient Rome, there was a potestas patria or the right of the father to dispose of a child. In our modern day, there is a potesta matria or the right of the mother to dispose of a child. In between pagan Rome and pagan today there was, and still is, a group of God-loving people who will protect those who are incapable of independent existence because they sense in their own frailty the mercy of God and, therefore, resolve to extend it to others.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Bishop Sheen Writes)
Posted on: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:55:00 +0000
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