“Do not be afraid”, were the first words of Pope John Paul as the official Bishop of Rome, although they were very simple, they were more powerful than any natural disaster in the world. They were just the right words needed to change the lives of many people around the world. Being a Catholic citizen in today's free society, we have many responsibilities. Some are: letting the world know how precious the gift of life that God has given us is, spreading the faith and donating not only money but also time to those in need. God gave us precious life and free will, but that meant we used our free will to protect His precious gift, not destroy it. In today's society there are too many choices. Abortions, poverty and violence have become too common and in most cases a human being chooses life or death for another human being. Being Catholic citizens, we must show the world how to defend human life and the dignity of every individual; we can do this by seeing the face of Jesus in everyone, and treating them as we would like to be treated. By making it our own ...