NY’s late Cardinal O’Connor: Indispensable

Richard Doerflinger, First Things

Monday, August 1, 2022

Who was the person most responsible for bringing the nation, especially American Catholics, to the long-awaited end of Roe v. Wade? A very good candidate for that honor is Cardinal John O’Connor, who battled pro-abortion politicians his entire life.
 

 

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