On 90th Anniversary of Fatima Will Portugal Lose the Catholic Faith and Legalize Abortion?

The global hand of the human extermination movement has taken hold of Portugal, a small country that has long had a low birthrate. Only four nations in Europe offer strong protection in law for unborn children: Ireland, Portugal, Poland, and Malta. The European Union and the pro-abortion organizations it generously funds, along with the United Nations and others, have been trying for decades to get these EU members to conform to their abortion orthodoxy. Now, in the wake of a failed referendum last Sunday, they are on the verge of succeeding in one of those nations.

The referendum legalizing abortion-on-demand in the first 10 weeks received the approval of 59% of voters and the disapproval of only 41%. Yet, since so few voters showed up to vote—turnout was only 44%--the referendum failed. No matter. Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates says he will use the referendum to justify what he has long wanted to do anyway, and get a law through parliament legalizing abortion in the first 10 weeks. This unwise leader plans to do so by July.

In this 90th anniversary of the appearance of Our Lady at Fatima, Portugal may be about to turn her back on the Catholic Faith and life itself. The legalization of abortion would only be another symptom of Portugal’s terminal decline, another signpost on her way to eternal oblivion. Portugal’s birthrate dropped below replacement level over 20 years ago and now stands at a meager 1.5 children per woman. An astonishing 30% of Portuguese will be 65 or over by 2050, way up from 17% today—and that assumes that Portugal’s birthrate will start rising by 2015, a questionable prediction. More likely, it will continue downward, making Portugal’s median age 54 by 2050 (right now, it’s an already-high 38).

So, setting moral principle aside, is this the time to legalize abortions of convenience in Portugal? Portuguese law already allows abortions for the health of the mother and for rape. The birthrate is suicidally low. Portuguese women can and do pop over the border to Spain for abortions, anyway. What rational reason can there be for making abortion-on-demand a priority in this dying land? [Entire Post]

My Comments:
This is sad indeed, and I'm sure is causing much sorrow and bringing tears to the eyes of the of our dear Blessed Virgin Mary.
We must continue to pray and fast for Portugal as well as for our own country for an end to the evil of abortion for respect for all human life.
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