Pope: Society must protect the unborn

[_Abyssinia]

(CNN) — Pope Francis on Sunday called on society to protect its “smallest” and most vulnerable members, including the unborn.

Speaking spontaneously to a group of Cuban nuns, priests, seminarians and bishops, the Pope said that Jesus shines in the lives of hidden and ignored people, such as those who suffer from degenerative diseases.

He also referred to prenatal testing that can forecast illnesses in the womb, leading some parents to “return it (the baby) before it comes into the world.”

wptz.com/national/pope-says-church-needs-conflicts/35383518

 

[ComplineSanFran]

“Conflicts and disagreements in the church are to be expected and, I would even say, needed,” said the Pope. “They are a sign that the church is alive and that the spirit is still acting, still enlivening her.”

Well, this is an unexpected statement to hear from the Pope, but I like it.

 

[jeannetherese]

From the article:
"the pontiff also repeated his frequent criticism of a “throwaway culture” and the “idolatry of money.”

“Children aren’t loved, they’re killed before being born,” he said. “The elderly are thrown away, because they don’t produce. Some countries have euthanasia. But in some others there a hidden euthanasia. The youth is thrown away because they have no job opportunities.”

 

[ProVobis]

Meminerimus autem etiam adversus infimos iustitiam esse servandam (Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.) - Cicero