Pope: Abortion is never OK, equates it to “hiring a hitman”
5 years, 7 months ago

Pope: Abortion is never OK, equates it to “hiring a hitman”

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion can never be condoned, even when the fetus is gravely sick or likely to die, and urged doctors and priests to support families to carry such pregnancies to term. Speaking to a Vatican- “Is it licit to throw away a life to resolve a problem?” he asked. “Is it licit to hire a hitman to resolve a problem?” Francis denounced decisions to abort based on prenatal testing, saying a human being is “never incompatible with life.” Even those babies destined to die at birth or soon thereafter deserve to receive medical care in the womb, Francis said, adding that their parents need to be supported so they don’t feel isolated and afraid. “Taking care of these children helps parents to grieve and not only think of it as a loss, but as a step on a path taken together,” Francis said.

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Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message
1 week, 2 days ago

Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis has ushered in the New Year with a renewed appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death. In his homily, he prayed that everyone learns to care for “every child born of a woman” and to protect “the precious gift of life: …

Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year's Day message
1 week, 2 days ago

Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year's Day message

The Independent  

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The Pope’s election intervention could be bad news for Catholics – and democracy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Pope’s election intervention could be bad news for Catholics – and democracy

The Independent  

Where does politics end and religion begin? But from the Pope’s point of view, they are part of a continuum of being “pro-life” – thinking that has seen Francis also speak out passionately against the death penalty and the Catholic Church being opposed to assisted dying. Pope Francis’s view of the sacredness of life, and the need to take an …

Pope Francis strongly criticises both Harris and Trump in rare political intervention
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope Francis strongly criticises both Harris and Trump in rare political intervention

The Independent  

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A review of some of Pope Francis' most memorable quotes over his papacy
3 months, 4 weeks ago

A review of some of Pope Francis' most memorable quotes over his papacy

The Independent  

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Pope Francis Slams U.S. Presidential Candidates Over What He Calls Anti-Life Policies
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Pope Francis Slams U.S. Presidential Candidates Over What He Calls Anti-Life Policies

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. Francis said migration is a right described in Scripture, and that anyone who doesn’t follow the Biblical call to …

Pope Francis slams both US presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Pope Francis slams both US presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies

The Independent  

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Vatican Blasts Gender-Affirming Surgery, Surrogacy As Violations Of Human Dignity
9 months ago

Vatican Blasts Gender-Affirming Surgery, Surrogacy As Violations Of Human Dignity

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that reject God’s plan for human life. The new document denounces “as contrary to human dignity the fact that, in some places, not a few people are imprisoned, tortured, …

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy
9 months ago

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy

Al Jazeera  

In a new document, the Vatican says these practices are ‘grave violations of human dignity’. “While it lays out a wonderful rationale for why each human being, regardless of condition in life, must be respected, honoured and loved, it does not apply this principle to gender-diverse people,” Francis DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry, which advocates for LGBTQ Catholics, told The …

Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it 'deplorable'
1 year ago

Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it 'deplorable'

The Hindu  

Pope Francis called on January 8 for a global ban on parenting via surrogacy, calling the practice "deplorable" and a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child. Francis' remarks are likely to antagonise pro-LGBT+ groups, since surrogacy is often used by gay or lesbian partners who want to have children, and follow his landmark decision to …

Pope Francis calls for a universal ban on surrogacy. He says it exploits mother and child
1 year ago

Pope Francis calls for a universal ban on surrogacy. He says it exploits mother and child

Associated Press  

ROME — Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on what he called the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity. In a foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Francis lamented that 2024 had dawned at a time …

Pope calls for global ban on surrogacy, says it exploits mother and child
1 year ago

Pope calls for global ban on surrogacy, says it exploits mother and child

LA Times  

Pope Francis on Monday called for a universal ban on surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in a speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity. In a foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, Francis lamented that 2024 had dawned at a time in which peace is “increasingly threatened, weakened and in …

America’s religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade’s reversal
1 year, 7 months ago

America’s religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade’s reversal

Associated Press  

In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America’s religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly diverse ways — some celebrating the state-level bans that have ensued, others angered that a conservative Christian cause has changed the law of the land in ways they consider oppressive. “There are some horrific stories coming out …

'Sex is One of the Beautiful Things Given by God': Pope Francis in Documentary
1 year, 9 months ago

'Sex is One of the Beautiful Things Given by God': Pope Francis in Documentary

News 18  

Pope Francis has praised the virtues of sex in a documentary and described it as “one of the most beautiful things” that God has given to humans. The 86-year-old pontiff made the remark in the Disney+ production “The Pope Answers”, which captures a meeting he had last year in Rome with 10 people in their early 20s. “Sex is one …

San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance
2 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance

LA Times  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaking at a news conference in 2021, will be denied Communion because of her support for access to abortion, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said Friday. A long-simmering dispute between San Francisco’s Catholic leaders and the city’s elected officials escalated Friday when a Bay Area archbishop took the extraordinary step of barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving …

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