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By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Latin America Correspondent
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, April 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Catholic archbishop of the Brazilian diocese of Olinda and Recife has issued a “clarification” regarding ambiguous comments he made regarding a direct abortion performed on a minor living in his diocese.
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The comments, made on April 10 by Archbishop Fernando Saburido to two different publications, seemed to offer justification for the abortion on medical grounds, despite the Church’s condemnation of all direct abortions, and indicated simply that the decision was for the parents and doctors to make, and not the Church.
The comments were noted in the Brazilian press and contrasted with the clearly pro-life statements and actions of the previous Archbishop, José Cardoso Sobrinho. They provoked responses of condemnation in the Brazilian blogosphere and from Human Life International.
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PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, April 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Catholic archbishop of the Brazilian diocese of Olinda and Recife has issued a “clarification” regarding ambiguous comments he made regarding a direct abortion performed on a minor living in his diocese.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/images/2010d/Archbishop_Saburdido.gif
The comments, made on April 10 by Archbishop Fernando Saburido to two different publications, seemed to offer justification for the abortion on medical grounds, despite the Church’s condemnation of all direct abortions, and indicated simply that the decision was for the parents and doctors to make, and not the Church.
The comments were noted in the Brazilian press and contrasted with the clearly pro-life statements and actions of the previous Archbishop, José Cardoso Sobrinho. They provoked responses of condemnation in the Brazilian blogosphere and from Human Life International.
Full article…