If the kingdom of Christ is distinguished by “pity on the weak and the needy” whose lives are threatened by “oppression and violence” (Ps. 72:13–14), then the people of the kingdom cannot ignore the silent cries of “embryos” frozen in fertility clinics, “fetuses” dismembered in antiseptic hospitals, “unwanted children” languishing in institutions, “illegal immigrants” exploited by cartels and businesses, or “invalids” wasting away in lonely nursing homes.
