Let me introduce you to Carlos Polo. Carlos, who heads the Latin American office of the Population Research Institute and who has dedicated his life to the pro-life cause. As a consequence, he has been viciously attacked, continually persecuted, and even subjected to lawsuits by allies of Planned Parenthood.
The Blessing of the beatitude of persecution
In other words, he has suffered a kind of decades-long dry martyrdom at the hands of the abortion movement.
Or as he puts it in flowing Spanish, he is living the blessing of the beatitude of persecution.
It was Father Paul Marx himself who, 37 years ago, called on Carlos Polo to dedicate his life to saving unborn children. The year was 1987, and Father Marx was visiting Peru, Carlos’ native country, to fight the looming scourge of abortion.
Political decisions are central to achieving success in the pro-life cause
Then a young social anthropologist, Carlos responded to the call to join the pro-life cause. He soon discovered that the political decisions are central to achieving success in the pro-life cause and took the lead in training a new generation of Latin American pro-lifers, giving them the tools they need to succeed in the 20 or so countries in the region.
Upon Father Marx’s retirement in 1999, Carlos went to work for the Population Research Institute, which was headed by another one of Father Marx’s recruits and another social anthropologist—myself.
Avid teacher and tireless guide
Carlos Polo is an avid teacher of the rules of political action. He has logged hundreds of thousands of miles tirelessly crisscrossing the Latin American region, and making frequent trips to Spain and Portugal as well.
Over the years, he has taught over 300 courses, trained more than 3,500 leading pro-life activists, and offered expert guidance to major pro-life organizations in 18 countries in the Americas and Europe as they face pro-abortion challenges.
His goal, simply put, is to train a new generation of pro-lifers in political action. Together with Carlos Beltramo, who directs the PRI European office, he has created more than a dozen teaching modules, each one focused on equipping his students with the… read more>>
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Steven W. Mosher is an internationally recognized expert on China, an acclaimed author and speaker, and the president of Population Research Institute.
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