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What is Pope Francis’ View on Abortion (In His Own Words)?<\/h5>\n
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Pope Francis’ View on Abortion<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nPope Francis has been anything but vague on abortion. In 2021, the Holy Father said, \u201cAbortion is murder<\/strong>\u2026It\u2019s a human life, period.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBut this wasn\u2019t the only time the Holy Father had been so clear on abortion. The Church has consistently taught that abortion is a grave evil and Pope Francis has, for his entire papacy, preached the same message.<\/span><\/p>\n\n![\"Pope](\"https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Pope-Francis-2018-Address-to-CAPP.jpg\")
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Pope Francis, on abortion, has been crystal clear on Church teaching and the mercy of God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Pope Francis in 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201c[T]he ‘culture of waste’<\/strong> that today enslaves the hearts and minds of so many, comes at a very high cost: it asks for the elimination of human beings…Our response to this mentality is a decisive and unreserved ‘yes’ to life.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nOn the flight back from the 2013 World Youth Day in Brazil, the Pope was asked why he did not speak about abortion during his visit. His answer: \u201cThe Church has already spoken quite clearly on this<\/strong>. It was unnecessary to return to it, just as I didn\u2019t speak about cheating, lying, or other matters on which the Church has a clear teaching!\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nRead more about the Church’s very long history condemning abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2014<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nAfter quoting Guadium et Spes<\/em>, (\u201cLife must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes\u201d) Pope Francis went on to say, \u201cAnyone who is Christian has a duty to bear witness to the Gospel: to protect life courageously and lovingly in all its phases<\/strong>.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe predominant school of thought sometimes leads to ‘false compassion<\/strong>‘ which holds that it is a benefit to women to promote abortion\u201d. (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAbortion compounds the grief<\/strong> of many women who now carry with them deep physical and spiritual wounds after succumbing to the pressures of a secular culture which devalues God\u2019s gift of sexuality and the right to life of the unborn.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[I]t is frightful even to think there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2015<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cThe tragedy of abortion<\/strong> is experienced by some with a superficial awareness, as if not realizing the extreme harm that such an act entails.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe plague of abortion is an attack on life.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[C]oncern for the protection of nature is also incompatible with the justification of abortion.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2016<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cAbortion is not a \u201clesser evil\u201d. It is a crime. It is wiping out one to save another. That is what the mafia does. It is a crime, it is absolutely evil<\/strong>.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cI wish to restate as firmly as I can<\/strong> that<\/strong> abortion is a grave sin<\/strong>, since it puts an end to an innocent life. In the same way, however, I can and must state that there is no sin that God\u2019s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n“The plague of abortion is an attack on life.” (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPope Francis in 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cThe issue of abortion is not a religious issue: we are not opposed to abortion for religious reasons. No. It is a human issue<\/strong> and has to be addressed as such. The abortion question has to be studied from an anthropological standpoint.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cOn a social level, fear and hostility towards disability often lead to the choice of abortion, presenting it as a form of ‘prevention’. However, the Church\u2019s teaching on this point is clear: human life is sacred and inviolable\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cSometimes we hear people say, ‘You Catholics do not accept abortion; it\u2019s a problem with your faith’. No, the problem is pre-religious. Faith has nothing to do with it.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cAbortion is never the answer<\/strong> that women and families are looking for.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cLet the abortion and killing of innocent lives end.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cSad to say, some countries and international institutions are also promoting abortion as one of the so-called ‘essential services’ provided in the humanitarian response to the pandemic. It is troubling to see how simple and convenient it has become for some to deny the existence of a human life as a solution to problems that can and must be solved for both the mother and her unborn child.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cI have had occasion to return to the subject of abortion recently. You know that I am very clear about this: it is a homicide and it is not licit to become an accomplice.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe are victims of the throwaway culture…there is the throwing away of children that we do not want to welcome. Today this has become a \u201cnormal\u201d thing, a habit that is very bad; it is truly murder. In order to truly grasp this, perhaps asking ourselves two questions may help: is it right to eliminate, to end a human life to solve a problem? Is it right to hire a hitman to solve a problem? Abortion is this. (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nTo those who argue that an embryo or fetus is not a living human being, the Pope answers, \u201cScientifically it\u2019s a human life<\/strong>. The textbooks teach us that.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nThe Church \u201cpromotes and encourages organizations and associations that help families and individuals to welcome and responsibly safeguard the gift of life<\/strong>, especially in the case of difficult pregnancies, and prevent recourse to abortion.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nThere are \u201cforms of ‘ideological colonization<\/strong>‘… that would place before the reality of life reductive concepts of freedom, for example by vaunting as progress a senseless ‘right to abortion’, which is always a tragic defeat.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cPeace requires before all else the defense of life, a good that today is jeopardized…through the promotion of an alleged ‘right to abortion’. No one, however, can claim rights over the life of another human being, especially one who is powerless and thus completely defenceless. For this reason, I appeal to the consciences of men and women of good will, particularly those having political responsibilities, to strive to safeguard the rights of those who are weakest and to combat the throwaway culture\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nFor ten years, Pope Francis has cried out against the sin, the crime that is abortion. Let there be no doubt!<\/span><\/p>\nWhat About Forgiveness?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cI can and must state that there is no sin that God\u2019s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt is up to us\u2026to give voice to God and to show the face of his mercy\u201d. 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This means a correct understanding of the human person and of each person\u2019s unique value. All Catholic social teaching flows from this: the inherent dignity of every person that comes from being made in God\u2019s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Solidarity is not \u201ca feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of others. It is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good\u201d. (Pope St. John Paul II, 38)<\/a> Love of God and love of neighbor are, in fact, linked and form one, single commandment.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][et_pb_slide heading=”Subsidiarity” button_link=”\/subsidiarity\/” image=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Subsidiarity.png” use_bg_overlay=”off” use_text_overlay=”off” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ header_font=”||||||||” background_color=”#ffffff” button_on_hover=”on” link_option_url=”\/subsidiarity\/” custom_css_slide_image=”width: 200px !important;||margin: 0 auto !important;” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_transition=”on”]<\/p>\n
Subsidiarity \u201cis a fundamental principle of social philosophy, fixed and unchangeable, that one should not withdraw from individuals and commit to the community what they can accomplish by their own enterprise and industry. So, too, it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and a disturbance of right order to transfer to the larger and higher collectivity functions which can be performed and provided for by the lesser and subordinate bodies\u201d. (Pope Pius XI)<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_slider][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Image & Text” module_id=”newsletter” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#eb7525″ z_index=”950″ display_conditions=”W3siaWQiOiI2MmUwMjk2ZS1lYmY5LTQwYWYtYmM0Mi0zZmEzYzUyNGNlYTEiLCJjb25kaXRpb24iOiJwYWdlIiwiY29uZGl0aW9uU2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiZGlzcGxheVJ1bGUiOiJpc05vdCIsImR5bmFtaWNQb3N0cyI6W3sibGFiZWwiOiJDYXJpdGFzIGluIFZlcml0YXRlIiwidmFsdWUiOiI0NzIxNCJ9XSwicG9zdFR5cGVMYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiYWRtaW5MYWJlbCI6IlBhZ2VzIiwiZW5hYmxlQ29uZGl0aW9uIjoib24ifSwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiJPUiJ9XQ==” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_direction=”left” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_module=”45073″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”Playfair Display||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_2_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”30px” header_4_font=”Playfair Display|700|||||||” header_4_text_color=”#ffffff” header_4_font_size=”32px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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But this wasn\u2019t the only time the Holy Father had been so clear on abortion. The Church has consistently taught that abortion is a grave evil and Pope Francis has, for his entire papacy, preached the same message.<\/span><\/p>\n Pope Francis, on abortion, has been crystal clear on Church teaching and the mercy of God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n On the flight back from the 2013 World Youth Day in Brazil, the Pope was asked why he did not speak about abortion during his visit. His answer: \u201cThe Church has already spoken quite clearly on this<\/strong>. It was unnecessary to return to it, just as I didn\u2019t speak about cheating, lying, or other matters on which the Church has a clear teaching!\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Read more about the Church’s very long history condemning abortion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe predominant school of thought sometimes leads to ‘false compassion<\/strong>‘ which holds that it is a benefit to women to promote abortion\u201d. (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAbortion compounds the grief<\/strong> of many women who now carry with them deep physical and spiritual wounds after succumbing to the pressures of a secular culture which devalues God\u2019s gift of sexuality and the right to life of the unborn.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[I]t is frightful even to think there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe plague of abortion is an attack on life.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201c[C]oncern for the protection of nature is also incompatible with the justification of abortion.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI wish to restate as firmly as I can<\/strong> that<\/strong> abortion is a grave sin<\/strong>, since it puts an end to an innocent life. In the same way, however, I can and must state that there is no sin that God\u2019s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n “The plague of abortion is an attack on life.” (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cSometimes we hear people say, ‘You Catholics do not accept abortion; it\u2019s a problem with your faith’. No, the problem is pre-religious. Faith has nothing to do with it.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAbortion is never the answer<\/strong> that women and families are looking for.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSad to say, some countries and international institutions are also promoting abortion as one of the so-called ‘essential services’ provided in the humanitarian response to the pandemic. It is troubling to see how simple and convenient it has become for some to deny the existence of a human life as a solution to problems that can and must be solved for both the mother and her unborn child.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are victims of the throwaway culture…there is the throwing away of children that we do not want to welcome. Today this has become a \u201cnormal\u201d thing, a habit that is very bad; it is truly murder. In order to truly grasp this, perhaps asking ourselves two questions may help: is it right to eliminate, to end a human life to solve a problem? Is it right to hire a hitman to solve a problem? Abortion is this. (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n To those who argue that an embryo or fetus is not a living human being, the Pope answers, \u201cScientifically it\u2019s a human life<\/strong>. The textbooks teach us that.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPeace requires before all else the defense of life, a good that today is jeopardized…through the promotion of an alleged ‘right to abortion’. No one, however, can claim rights over the life of another human being, especially one who is powerless and thus completely defenceless. For this reason, I appeal to the consciences of men and women of good will, particularly those having political responsibilities, to strive to safeguard the rights of those who are weakest and to combat the throwaway culture\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n For ten years, Pope Francis has cried out against the sin, the crime that is abortion. Let there be no doubt!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt is up to us\u2026to give voice to God and to show the face of his mercy\u201d. 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\nPope Francis has been anything but vague on abortion. In 2021, the Holy Father said, \u201cAbortion is murder<\/strong>\u2026It\u2019s a human life, period.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nPope Francis in 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201c[T]he ‘culture of waste’<\/strong> that today enslaves the hearts and minds of so many, comes at a very high cost: it asks for the elimination of human beings…Our response to this mentality is a decisive and unreserved ‘yes’ to life.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2014<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nAfter quoting Guadium et Spes<\/em>, (\u201cLife must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes\u201d) Pope Francis went on to say, \u201cAnyone who is Christian has a duty to bear witness to the Gospel: to protect life courageously and lovingly in all its phases<\/strong>.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2015<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cThe tragedy of abortion<\/strong> is experienced by some with a superficial awareness, as if not realizing the extreme harm that such an act entails.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2016<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cAbortion is not a \u201clesser evil\u201d. It is a crime. It is wiping out one to save another. That is what the mafia does. It is a crime, it is absolutely evil<\/strong>.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cThe issue of abortion is not a religious issue: we are not opposed to abortion for religious reasons. No. It is a human issue<\/strong> and has to be addressed as such. The abortion question has to be studied from an anthropological standpoint.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cOn a social level, fear and hostility towards disability often lead to the choice of abortion, presenting it as a form of ‘prevention’. However, the Church\u2019s teaching on this point is clear: human life is sacred and inviolable\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2020<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cLet the abortion and killing of innocent lives end.\u201d\u00a0(Pope Francis)<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cI have had occasion to return to the subject of abortion recently. You know that I am very clear about this: it is a homicide and it is not licit to become an accomplice.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nThe Church \u201cpromotes and encourages organizations and associations that help families and individuals to welcome and responsibly safeguard the gift of life<\/strong>, especially in the case of difficult pregnancies, and prevent recourse to abortion.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nPope Francis in 2023<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\nThere are \u201cforms of ‘ideological colonization<\/strong>‘… that would place before the reality of life reductive concepts of freedom, for example by vaunting as progress a senseless ‘right to abortion’, which is always a tragic defeat.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWhat About Forgiveness?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\n\u201cI can and must state that there is no sin that God\u2019s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father.\u201d (Pope Francis)<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nREAD MORE:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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