HLI Hails the Election of Pope Benedict XVI
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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2005 U.S., Statement by HLI President Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, STL

"Human Life International and its worldwide family offer profound prayers and congratulations on the election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, the successor to St. Peter, the Vicar of Christ and the Supreme Pontiff.

"We thankfully recognize the staunch pro-life commitment of Cardinal Ratzinger during the whole of his episcopacy and we are confident that as Pope Benedict XVI, he will continue his strong defense of the Church's teaching on the sanctity of human life.

"May the words of Pope John Paul II guide his way in this all- important task, when he said: '...(T)he common outcry, which is justly made on behalf of human rights...is false and illusory if the right to life, the most basic and fundamental right and the condition of all other personal rights, is not defended with maximum determination.' (Christifideles laici, No. 38)

"Human Life International and its worldwide network enthusiastically offer the full extent of its talents and resources to our new pope in his ministry as the chief shepherd of Christ's Church."

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