From Gary Bauer:
I was reminded over the weekend that Pope Francis is scheduled to canonize Mother Teresa on Sunday, September 4th. Mother Teresa was an incredible humanitarian who devoted her life to the poor of Calcutta, India. Yet because everything she did was pro-life, she was despised by many on the American left.
I couldn’t help but recall a national prayer breakfast which I attended in 1994. Mother Teresa was the main speaker. As was typical, the president, at that time Bill Clinton, was also in attendance, along with his spouse. Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, were also there.
Little Mother Teresa, who probably didn’t weigh 100 pounds, came up to the podium and said the following:
“I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child, a direct killing of the innocent child. . . Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion. . .
“Please don’t kill the child. I want the child. Please give me the child. I am willing to accept any child who would be aborted and to give that child to a married couple who will love the child and be loved by the child.”
The audience jumped to its feet in a standing ovation that went on for several minutes. It was an amazing moment. But some did not applaud. The president and the first lady, along with the Gores, remained seated and stone faced.
