Steve's reaction

I am surprised by Steve's reaction to my "Respect Life" Sunday insert.  It is hard for me to see how the statement could have been fairly read as "striving for political influence," or as focusing too narrowly on abortion, or as unfriendly to dialogue, given that it included these words: 

"To be People of Life, however – to live, serve, and proclaim the Gospel of Life – is not only to adopt a platform or take up a campaign.  Our call is also to propose to our friends, communities, and fellow citizens the truth about who we are. . . .   We are called also to embrace and proclaim the truth that human persons -- the embryo, the unborn child, the elderly and infirm, the guilty and the violent – are 'everlasting splendours,' and so may not be sacrificed for convenience, cost, revenge, or research."