EWTN News reports on ProLife Europe’s advocacy shift from public demonstrations to “one-on-one conversations” about abortion, framing this as innovative cultural engagement. The article highlights the organization’s work across seven European nations, training young volunteers for campus and street outreach focused on “human dignity” and “moral reflection” without political confrontation. ProLife Europe President Maria Czernin claims their approach plants seeds for long-term change since “laws follow culture.”
Naturalism Masquerading as Charity
The entire ProLife Europe operation exemplifies the naturalistic fallacy condemned by Pius XI: “When God and Jesus Christ were removed from laws and states… the entire human society had to be shaken” (Quas Primas, §18). Nowhere does this “pro-life” initiative mention Christ’s Kingship over nations or the eternal consequences of abortion. Their reduction of abortion prevention to secular “dialogue” constitutes implicit acceptance of the modernist heresy that “the Church is incapable of effectively defending evangelical ethics” (Lamentabili Sane, §63).
“Our focus is not on large demonstrations or political pressure,” said Maria Czernin… “It is on dialogue, meeting people where they are, and planting seeds.”
This false dichotomy between cultural and political engagement ignores the Church’s perennial teaching that societies must publicly honor Christ the King through just laws (Quas Primas, §32). St. Pius X condemned such timid approaches: “They lose their energy and languish whenever they leave the traditional path and allow themselves to be influenced by foreign… doctrines” (Pascendi Dominici Gregis, §2).
Omission of Supernatural Realities
ProLife Europe’s methodology bears the hallmarks of neo-modernist anthropology:
- Silence on abortion as mortal sin: Volunteers discuss abortion as a “social issue” rather than a crime crying to Heaven for vengeance (Catechism of St. Pius X, Q.34).
- Absence of sacramental perspective: No mention of Eucharistic reparation or Marian intercession – pillars of authentic Catholic pro-life work.
- Reduction of human dignity to naturalism: The term “human dignity” appears divorced from the imago Dei, reduced to Enlightenment concepts (Syllabus of Errors, §64).
Portuguese coordinator Pedro LĂbano Monteiro’s statement that “both lives matter” epitomizes this naturalism. Contrast this with Pius XII’s condemnation of “those who hold that the life of the mother is of greater value than that of the child” (Allocution to Midwives, 1951). The organization’s refusal to denounce abortion as intrinsic evil aligns with the condemned proposition that “dogmas… are a certain interpretation of religious facts” (Lamentabili Sane, §22).
Collaboration with Post-Conciliar Structures
The article reveals ProLife Europe’s entanglement with modernist ecclesial structures:
- President Czernin’s ambiguous title (“president” rather than praeses) reflects Protestantized ecclesiology
- Outreach photos show volunteers using tables decorated with modernist “chi-rho” symbols rather than Crucifixes
- Appearance on EWTN – a platform promoting false ecumenism and “canonizing” antipopes like John Paul II
This confirms St. Pius X’s warning that modernist errors “have come to be commonly accepted by the non-Catholic press” (Pascendi, §2). The group’s claim of training 4,192 students since 2019 proves nothing – numerical growth amidst doctrinal compromise recalls Christ’s warning about “wide gates” (Matthew 7:13).
The True Catholic Pro-Life Response
Authentic anti-abortion work requires:
- Public processions with the Blessed Sacrament and Marian images (Quas Primas, §33)
- Demand for legal prohibition of abortion under pain of mortal sin (Syllabus of Errors, §55)
- Promotion of the Brown Scapular and Rosary as spiritual weapons
- Rejection of collaboration with conciliar sect institutions
Until ProLife Europe condemns the EU’s “abortion fund” as satanic rather than seeking “dialogue” with its architects, they remain complicit in the culture of death. As Pope St. Pius V decreed: “Let no man deceive himself. God will not be mocked” (Quo Primum, Epilogue).
Source:
Why this European pro-life network chooses dialogue over demonstration (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 24.01.2026