Response to Evangelium Vitae First let me start by saying that I am not stating that I either agree or disagree with the practice of abortion. I do however have a response to this proclamation of sorts from Pope John Paul II. I really only have a problem with one fundamental part of his letter. The part that I do not agree with is as follows; "procured abortion is the deliberate and direct killing, by …showed first 75 words of 409 total…

…showed last 75 words of 409 total…were to close to becoming "God's" equals. So to is this a story, rather a letter that I believe is warning us against becoming too much like "God". The church I believe does this because without a fear of "God", and if we were to become his equal there would no longer be a need for religion. This is because in essence we would all be our own religions, because we would all be gods.