Archbishop Thomas Wenski participates in press conference with Florida Governor against Amendment 4

Dr. Grazie Pozo Christie, a Florida radiologist and senior fellow for The Catholic Association speaks during the press conference against Amendment 4 organized by the Florida Governor's Office Oct. 4, 2024 at St. Theresa's Church, known as the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables.Archbishop Thomas Wenski gave the closing prayer at the press conference against Amendment 4 organized by the Florida Governor's Office, Oct. 21, 2024 at St. Theresa's Church, known as the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables.Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after a press conference against Amendment 4, Oct. 21, 2024 at St. Theresa's Church, better known as the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables.Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after a press conference against Amendment 4, Oct. 21, 2024 at St. Theresa's Church, better known as the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables. Posing with them are priests and Carmelite sisters from the church and school. From left, Sister Rosalie Nagy, principal of St. Theresa School; Sister Mary Patrice; Archbishop Wenski, Gov. DeSantis, Father Many Alvarez, pastor, Sister Anne Marie, Father David Zallocco; Father Jean Walter Duce, from the Diocese of Les Cayes in Haiti; and Father Agustin Estrada, priest secretary to the Archbishop.Dozens of pro-life supporters attended a press conference against Amendment 4 organized by the Florida Governor's Office, Oct. 4, 2024 at St. Theresa's Church, known as the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables.Doctors who participated in the press conference against Amendment 4 posed for a picture at the end of the conference at St. Theresa's Church, known as the Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables, on Oct. 21, 2024.

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MIAMI | Archbishop Thomas Wenski joined Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a press conference opposing Amendment 4, Oct. 21 at St. Theresa's Church, known as Church of the Little Flower in Coral Gables.

“The event was to call attention to Amendment 4 and ask people to vote No on it”, said Juan di Prado, director of the archdiocesan Office of Communications.

Also participating in the conference were a group of physicians who are against Amendment 4, lieutenant governor Jeanette Nunez, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and other local leaders. Also present were St. Theresa's clergy, including pastor Father Manny Alvarez, parochial vicar Father David Zallocco, and the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, who are in charge of next-door St. Theresa School. Archbishop Wenski offered the closing prayer.

Amendment 4 – a proposed amendment to the Florida state constitution that will be on the ballot this November – “would enshrine unregulated abortion in our state constitution, making Florida one of the most pro-abortion states in the nation,” according to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops (FLCCB).

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