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Oklahoma City, Okla., Apr 2, 2014 \/ 04:04 am (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A recent \u201cCatholic Advocacy Day\u201d gave laity in Oklahoma the opportunity to participate in the legislative process and to be \u201ca voice for the voiceless,\u201d the Oklahoma City archdiocese says.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThe Gospel \u2026 does have implications for the here and now and we are called to live out our faith by advocating for the least of these, advocating for the most vulnerable,\u201d said Tina Dzurisin, communications director for the archdiocese, in an April 1 interview with CNA.<\/p>\n

\tEach year, Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City gives voters across the state get the chance to meet with lawmakers and to discuss proposed legislation dealing with the poor and vulnerable.<\/p>\n

\tMore than 60 laity, legislators, clergy, and religious took part in the Catholic Advocacy Day which was held March 25.<\/p>\n

\tDzurisin said this year was especially inspiring to participants because both of Oklahoma's bishops spoke at the event.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cBoth Christian preaching and the Christian life are meant to have an impact on our society, to help us prepare here on earth for the coming of the reign of God by a more just ordering of society where charity may reign,\u201d Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said March 25.<\/p>\n

\tHe explained that as Christians, our good works are \u201cnot a peripheral to the faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt flows from the very heart of our faith, our encounter with the person of Jesus Christ who reveals the Father\u2019s love to us, who reveals our own dignity to us and who opens up for us a new horizon \u2013 a transcendental horizon \u2013 of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCatholic Charities of Tulsa also lent support to the event, and Bishop Edward Slattery gave a presentation.<\/p>\n

\tIn his talk, Bishop Slattery explained that the Church is not \u201cputting restrictions on our fellow human beings\u201d when preaching against abortion, the death penalty, disregard for the poor, or euthanasia.<\/p>\n

\tRather, he said, the Church is seeking to promote the freedom and dignity of all persons, explaining that \u201cthe social teaching of the Church promotes human dignity, and freedom of the individual and of human societies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe director of advocacy for Catholic Charities in Oklahoma City, Dick Klinge, drew attention to several bills that would have an impact on the needy and vulnerable.<\/p>\n

\tHe encouraged Catholics to support proposed legislature such as House Bill 2685, which would require doctors to inform mothers about public and private agencies that offer perinatal and palliative care when their child has been diagnosed with a fetal anomaly that would not be compatible with life. Under this bill, abortion would be prohibited without the voluntary and informed consent of the mother.<\/p>\n

\tAnother bill which Klinge encouraged Catholics to support is House Bill 2338, which would give limited immunity from civil liability for any churches and schools that open their facilities to victims of natural disasters.
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