▁a ▁network ▁to ▁promote ▁and ▁coordinate ▁pro - life ▁activ ism , ▁especially ▁among ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests ▁and ▁lay men , ▁with ▁the ▁primary ▁strateg ic ▁goal ▁of ▁ending ▁abort ion ▁and ▁e uth anas ia ▁and ▁to ▁spread ▁the ▁message ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ium ▁vita e ▁en cyc lic al , ▁written ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Arch bishop ▁John ▁R . ▁Qu inn ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁officially ▁approved ▁Pri ests ▁for ▁Life ▁as ▁a ▁Private ▁Association ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith ful , ▁a ▁term ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁Code ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law . ▁The ▁organization ▁was ▁later ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Official ▁Catholic ▁Directory . ▁Pri ests ▁for ▁Life ▁have ▁formed ▁an ▁international ▁association ▁of ▁C athol ics ▁called ▁" G ospel ▁of ▁Life ", ▁and ▁has ▁requested ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁to ▁grant ▁appropriate ▁status ▁and ▁structure ▁in ▁the ▁Church . ▁Bishop ▁Patrick ▁Z ure k ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Am ar illo ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁Pri ests ▁for ▁Life ▁is ▁a ▁civil ▁institution , ▁not ▁a ▁Catholic ▁organization . ▁ ▁Fin ances ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bishop ▁Patrick ▁Z ure k ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Am ar illo , ▁Texas , ▁limited ▁Father ▁Pav one ▁to ▁duties ▁within ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Am ar illo ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁prot ract ed ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁financial ▁trans par ency ▁for ▁Pav one ' s ▁non pro