People sit masked and socially-distanced during Bishop William F. Medley’s Mass for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children on Jan. 22, 2021 at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro. ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD | WKC
Every human being is made in God’s image, says bishop at Jan. 22 Mass
BY ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD, THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
At noon Mass at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro on Jan. 22, 2021, Bishop William F. Medley celebrated a Mass for the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.
Jan. 22 was the 48th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.
“We gather today in prayer and we renew our resolve that we will do what we can in our society, culture and world, to try to reverse the tragedy of abortion,” said Bishop Medley.
The bishop reminded the faithful that one of those ways is that “we treat every human being we encounter as created in the image and likeness of God.”
Watch the full recorded Mass at facebook.com/StStephenCathedral/videos/420372832722856.
Originally printed in the February 2021 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
