Kermit Gosnell, found guilty of murdering infants at Philadelphia abortion clinic, is dead at 85

[vz71]

It took me a while to decide to post this.

But...

If anyone needs prayers, he does.

I had some debate with myself considering the gravity and heinous nature of his crimes.
My immediate thought was that we should pray for his victims.

However, prayer is not a zero sum game. One can pray for everyone involved and it does not diminish the effectiveness of any of the prayers.

I realize this one is hard.
Feel free to ignore.

 

[HomeschoolDad]

No, you're fine. It is hard to imagine anyone more in need of prayers.

Some pro-choice people profess to be horrified by Gosnell's deeds, to which I would like to ask them, what exactly makes what he did different from other abortions that you seek to protect?

 

[The_Reginator]

Yes we must always pray for public sinners, as with everyone else.
We have no idea if there was a chance for a conversion when a person is dying. It may take only a moment for us, but for God it can be "an eternity". If a person is contrite and is forgiven on their deathbed, then they will have to spend a long, long time in purgatory. Praying for their souls is an important and charitable thing to do. We are commanded by Our Lord to "pray for those who hate you" -- in other words pray for those who die in (apparent) mortal sin. We do not really know the bounds of God's mercy ... or His justice.