Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome (CNA)

[3DOCTORS]

Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome

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I failed to heed my own rule of not believing headlines and secondhand sources and got drawn into speculation on this thread - forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=999901. In an attempt to rectify my own error and hopefully guide others to an opportunity to examine the primary source, I present the above link, and the quoted material below which is a true transcript of what Pope Francis said and the context in which he said it. Moreover, I’ll return to this thread later and elaborate on why I felt much reassured when I read the actual words, and how I believe too much got read in “between the lines” by others, and that’s where seeds of confusion and doubt got sown.

Paloma García Ovejero, Cadena COPE (Spain): Holy Father, for several weeks there’s been a lot of concern in many Latin American countries but also in Europe regarding the Zika virus. The greatest risk would be for pregnant women. There is anguish. Some authorities have proposed abortion, or else to avoiding pregnancy. As regards avoiding pregnancy, on this issue, can the Church take into consideration the concept of “the lesser of two evils?”
Pope Francis: Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another. That’s what the Mafia does. It is a crime, an absolute evil. On the ‘lesser evil,’ avoiding pregnancy, we are speaking in terms of the conflict between the fifth and sixth commandment. Paul VI, a great man, in a difficult situation in Africa, permitted nuns to use contraceptives in cases of rape.
Don’t confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion. Abortion is not a theological problem, it is a human problem, it is a medical problem. You kill one person to save another, in the best case scenario. Or to live comfortably, no? It’s against the Hippocratic oaths doctors must take. It is an evil in and of itself, but it is not a religious evil in the beginning, no, it’s a human evil. Then obviously, as with every human evil, each killing is condemned.
On the other hand, avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. In certain cases, as in this one, or in the one I mentioned of Blessed Paul VI, it was clear. I would also urge doctors to do their utmost to find vaccines against these two mosquitoes that carry this disease. This needs to be worked on.

 

[dans0622]

He didn’t actually say “…In certain cases, as in this one, or in the one I mentioned of Blessed Paul VI, it was clear.”

He said “…in certain cases, such as the one I mentioned of Bl. Paul VI, it was clear.”

That is how the Spanish reads and is also how the English is rendered at the Vatican website: w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2016/february/documents/papa-francesco_20160217_messico-conferenza-stampa.html

I’m glad he didn’t say “as in this one” because I don’t see how that is clear at all.

Dan

 

[Memaw]

Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome

catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-of-pope-francis-in-flight-interview-from-mexico-to-rome-85821/

I failed to heed my own rule of not believing headlines and secondhand sources and got drawn into speculation on this thread - forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=999901. In an attempt to rectify my own error and hopefully guide others to an opportunity to examine the primary source, I present the above link, and the quoted material below which is a true transcript of what Pope Francis said and the context in which he said it. Moreover, I’ll return to this thread later and elaborate on why I felt much reassured when I read the actual words, and how I believe too much got read in “between the lines” by others, and that’s where seeds of confusion and doubt got sown.

Thank You, God Bless, Memaw

 

[3DOCTORS]

Thank You, God Bless, Memaw

You’re welcome, God Bless, 3Docs

 

[Micosil]

Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome

catholicnewsagency.com/news/full-text-of-pope-francis-in-flight-interview-from-mexico-to-rome-85821/

I failed to heed my own rule of not believing headlines and secondhand sources and got drawn into speculation on this thread - forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=999901. In an attempt to rectify my own error and hopefully guide others to an opportunity to examine the primary source, I present the above link, and the quoted material below which is a true transcript of what Pope Francis said and the context in which he said it. Moreover, I’ll return to this thread later and elaborate on why I felt much reassured when I read the actual words, and how I believe too much got read in “between the lines” by others, and that’s where seeds of confusion and doubt got sown.