"Pope John Paul II affirmed this by declaring the new category of 'martyrs for charity.'

Both popes taught that such martyrs remind us of the central Christian truth that we are all called to lay down our lives for others. That is what Pretti did.

Consider what we know about the man himself."

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"Baptized into the faith as an infant, he attended Catholic grammar school and was formed by his experience in a Catholic Scouting troop where he earned a Light of Christ medal.

Pretti worked in an intensive-care unit, caring for people with life-threatening illnesses or injuries. Fr. Harry Tasto, who worked with Pretti as a hospital chaplain, preached that Pretti was known 'for his kindness and gentleness.'"

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"It would have been so easy for Pretti just to back away, to let the masked men tackle her instead of him, to avoid the sting of pepper spray, the pain of being hit in the face, & the moment of death. Pretti could have told himself that this woman he’d never met before was not his problem. Instead, like the Good Samaritan, he went out of his way for a stranger. He paid the ultimate price for that decision."

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