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“I have had two abortions, and God loves me.”

October 7, 2024

By Viva Ruiz

New York

I have had two abortions, and God loves me. It is because of my abortions that I returned to Jesus, Catholicism, and Christianity. I understand now that the church is a living thing. The church is the people.