Originally published at National Catholic Register
The typical Catholic or Christian in America today is astounded by the dramatic upheaval of traditionally accepted morality and family values, widespread abortion, contraception, divorce, cohabitation, gender confusion and assisted suicide.
How did things get so bad?
The new documentary The 1916 Project — which is streaming free Oct. 22-Nov. 14 on X, with additional screenings at churches — goes a long way in answering that question. It explores the chronology of the secular moral revolution and the architects and intentions of our current culture of death.
While many factors have played a role in the cultural downfall, the documentary explains that, for more than 100 years, one well-funded organization has been part of the equation: Planned Parenthood. The movie, which takes its title from the year in which its founder Margaret Sanger opened the first “birth-control center” in New York City, aims to expose the truth of Planned Parenthood’s devastating impact on our nation, even as it has now added transgender hormones to its list of “services.”
Longtime pro-lifer Seth Gruber, founder of The White Rose Resistance, set out to trace the history of the cultural revolution with this film.
The movie chronicles the influence of a small
