Vienna's Cardinal Schönborn discourages attendance at pro-life rally

September 18, 2009

Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schönborn sharply protested a decision by the city's Mayro Michael Häupl to host a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of a busy abortion clinic. But the cardinal discouraged pro-life activists from staging a counter-demonstration at city hall to protest that event, according the Gloria TV. Bishop Andreas Laun, an auxiliary of the Salzburg diocese, revealed that he stayed away from the protest at the cardinal's specific request.

 

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Further information:

• Cardinal Schoenborn Against Pro-Life Rally (Gloria TV)
• Austrian pro-lifers protest mayor's honor to abortion industry (CWN, Sep 9)
• Vienna: cardinal decries city-hall celebration for abortion-clinic anniversary (CWN, Sep 1)