Alexandria, Virginia City Hall / Ser Amantio di Nicolao via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0)Washington D.C., Mar 7, 2022 / 10:00 am (CNA).The Alexandria City Council will no longer be considering a resolution to honor abortionists, after the city's mayor pulled the item from the agenda for the March 8 meeting."The proclamation has now been pulled from the agenda on Tuesday at my request," said Mayor Justin Wilson (D) in an email that was obtained by the website The Daily Wire March 4.The docket for the Legislative Meeting of the Alexandria City Council no longer includes item 7, which would have designated March 10 as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day." Alexandria's Catholic community immediately spoke out against the proposed proclamation. The Basilica of St. Mary, located in Alexandria, encouraged its parishioners to contact the city council about the proclamation. Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington released a statement condemning the proclamation as well. Burbidge called on residen...