Auxiliary Bishop Francisco Javier Acero of the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico has issued a public call for participation in the upcoming March for Life in Mexico City. In a video shared on social media, the bishop urged citizens to join the demonstration scheduled for Saturday, April 25, beginning at 10 a.m. local time at the Monument to the Revolution.
Bishop Acero emphasized the core mission of the event, stating, “Our primary goal is to care for life, to love it, and, above all, to protect the most vulnerable.” He extended a direct invitation to “take part in the march” to collectively “show the beauty of life and continue protecting it.”
The annual march, organized by the Steps for Life platform for the past 15 years, is traditionally held in April. It serves as a commemoration for the victims of the 2007 law passed by Mexico City’s government, which decriminalized abortion on demand for up to 12 weeks of gestation. The event consistently draws tens of thousands of participants.
In a related editorial published on April 19 in its weekly publication Desde la Fe (From a Faith Perspective), the Primatial Archdiocese of Mexico expressed hope, noting “the knowledge that a new generation has become convinced of the need to care for our common home and for our neighbor.”
The editorial presented a firm stance on human dignity, asserting, “We affirm, grounded in science and anthropology, that the human being possesses inherent dignity simply by existing, regardless of its circumstances: from the moment life begins at fertilization, throughout all stages of life, and until death. Therefore, it is not licit to kill, enslave, capture, or torture any human being at any time.”
It identified “abortion, euthanasia, and suicide” as “scourges that attack our humanity, wearing the mask of being valid solutions in the face of suffering.” While clarifying, “We do not judge those who resort to any of these measures,” the archdiocese stressed that “neither can we, as a society, present these three issues as solutions, nor as rights.”
The editorial warned that “trivializing the importance of life contaminates society,” making it easier to justify other attacks on human dignity, such as human trafficking, kidnapping, and murder.
As the 19th anniversary of the abortion decriminalization law approaches, the archdiocese stated there is “nothing to celebrate.” It argued that “hundreds of thousands of human beings have been eliminated,” and the policy “has demonstrated that it has not improved the situation of women but has instead turned pregnancy into a stigma from which one must seek to be liberated.”
The editorial concluded by entrusting the pro-life cause to the Virgin Mary, praying that she “may continue to imbue them with courage and love, and that this may always be reflected in their service to the most vulnerable.”
