Actually many Catholics are pro-life...and the official position of the Catholic Church is pro-life. Being against the death penalty, abortion, euthanasia/"assisted suicide", etc... Their position is an ideologically consistent one of "Only God has the power to give or take LIfe, and Humanity has a responsibility to do whatever is in our power to preserve it." Only the ultra-conservative Protestants here in the US are somewhat hypocritical about this. Being essentially anti-abortion...while at the same time not giving a crap what happens to the kid after he or she gets squeezed out of the womb and into the world.