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FILE - In this March 14, 2013, file photo, Chicago Cardinal Francis George speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Rome, Italy. Internal documents showing how officials from the Archdiocese of Chicago handled allegations of child sexual abuse by priests are about to become public when victims’ attorneys post the documents to a website Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2014, after receiving them from the archdiocese last week as part of legal settlements. The documents are for 30 of 65 priests for whom the archdiocese says it has credible allegations. George says the disclosures are an attempt at transparency and to help victims heal. He’s also apologized to victims and area Catholics for the abuse. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
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National Edition Opinion cover for January 21, 2014 - Lawless and dangerous (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)
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** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Obama's fiscal 2014 federal budget. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)
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Pro-Life demonstrators march past the White House Friday, Jan. 22, 1999, during the annual, " March for Life" rally in Washington. A large crowd of abortion foes are taking part in the rally. (AP Photo/Kamenko Pajic)
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Joe Park, center, of Chicago, Ill., leans on a anti-abortion sign in front of the Supreme Court Friday, Jan. 22, 1999, during the annual, "March for Life" rally in Washington. A large crowd of abortion foes are taking part in the rally. (AP Photo/Joel Rennich)
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Anti-abortion supporter Veronica Williamson, of Washington, drops to the street and prays for aborted children during the March for Life in Washington Wednesday Jan. 22, 1997. The March for Life started at the Ellipse and ended at the Supreme Court to mark the 24th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. (AP Photo/Ruth Fremson)
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President Ronald Reagan waves from the Truman Balcony at the White House in Washington to members of the anti-abortion movement that was beginning a "March for Life" demonstration on the Ellipse marking the 11th anniversary of legalized abortion, Jan. 23, 1984. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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Supporters of the anti-abortion movement mass for a rally Jan. 23, 1984 on the Ellipse in front of the White House to listen to speakers and begin the "March for Life" on the 11th Anniversary of legalized abortion. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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Pro-life and pro-choice activists face off in front of the Supreme Court on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The March for Life and raging debate have continued for more than 40 years with no end in sight. (Associated Press)
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Strength in numbers: Each year since 1973, thousands of pro-life activists have marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol and the Supreme Court to protest Roe v. Wade. They have been joined by other advocates as laws and society change. (Associated Press Photographs)
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Letters spelling "We Believe" are carried by a group during a march honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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FILE - This Dec. 20, 2013 file photo shows Elise Larsen, left, and Samantha Christensen, right, displaying their marriage license after being one of the first same sex couples to receive one at the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office in Salt Lake City. Hours after federal judges struck down bans on same-sex marriage in Utah and Oklahoma, activist Evan Wolfson and his colleagues reached out to gay rights groups in the deeply conservative states with both congratulations and a reminder: Court wins alone won't be enough. (AP Photo/Kim Raff, file)
