O'Malley at pro-life Mass: you cannot choose between defending life and helping the poor

"We shall overcome," Cardinal Sean O'Malley declared in his homily at the March for Life Mass at the National Shrine in Washington. Having likened the pro-life struggle to the Civil Rights movement, and underlined the biblical imperative for protecting life, he then urged the congregation to resist the temptation to "curse those who advocate for abortions and promote and defend this barbaric practice". It was wrong to believe you could choose between being pro-life or pro-poor, he said. To follow God's commandments, "we are pro-life and we help the poor," he said, noting that "reducing poverty will also reduce the number of abortions". Read the full text below: There is a popular diner near the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. One of the items on the menu is called "The Emergency Room" cons