▁forg iveness ,” ▁Car m ody ▁told ▁The ▁Colorado ▁Catholic ▁Her ald ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁his ▁ 2 6 th ▁anni versary ▁as ▁a ▁priest . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Car m ody ▁also ▁began ▁celebr ating ▁week ly ▁Mass es ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood , ▁which ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁faith fully ▁until ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁“ For ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 6 ▁years , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁war rior ▁for ▁the ▁un born ,” ▁said ▁Bishop ▁Michael ▁John ▁Sher idan . ▁“ He ▁is ▁known ▁nation ally ▁for ▁his ▁work . ▁That ▁is ▁his ▁legacy .” ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁out sp oken ▁in ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁abort ion , ▁he ▁also ▁was ▁out sp oken ▁against ▁violence ▁towards ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁abort ion ▁industry , ▁including ▁a ▁shooting ▁incident ▁in ▁which ▁three ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁outside ▁a ▁Pl anned ▁Parent hood ▁abort ion ▁clin ic ▁whose ▁prem ises ▁he ▁had ▁just ▁left . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁clin ic ▁re - open ed , ▁Car m ody ▁abandoned ▁pick eting ▁it ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁in ▁an ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁Car m ody ▁made ▁head lines ▁when ▁he ▁critic ized ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁for ▁ign oring ▁his ▁faith . ▁ ▁Car m ody ▁ur ged ▁legisl ators ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ant ith esis ▁of ▁J F K ▁by