Faithwire
  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • News
  • Politics
  • Coronavirus Updates
  • Faith
  • Opinion
  • Christmas
  • Set Free Course

Pope Francis Slams Nazi-Like Abortion Culture: ‘We do the Same Thing’

Photo by Vatican Pool/Getty Images
Photo by Vatican Pool/Getty Images
Share Tweet
By Faithwire Staff
Author

June 18, 2018

Pope Francis strengthened the Catholic Church’s stance on abortion over the weekend, describing the act as the “white glove” equivalent to crimes Nazis committed during the Third Reich’s eugenics program.

“Last century, the whole world was scandalized by what the Nazis did to purify the race. Today, we do the same thing but with white gloves,” the pope said while speaking at a meeting of an Italian family association over the weekend.

Francis urged attendees to accept children “as God gives them to us,” The Associated Press reported.

Pope Francis Lights Up Internet With Private Comments to Gay Man: ‘God Made You Like This’

The pope lamented about couples who choose not to have children and others who undergo prenatal testing to see if the baby has any genetic problems, as this has led many parents to consider abortion.

“The murder of children. To have an easy life, they get rid of an innocent.”

As a little boy growing up in Argentina, the pontiff said was horrified to learn about babies who were thrown from the mountain if they were born with malformations, he said.

“Today we do the same thing,” he said.

Francis referred to abortion as a result of the current “throw-away culture.” He decried a modern culture that views the sick, the poor, the elderly and the unborn as unworthy of protection and dignity.

The pope has also discussed how the proliferation of prostitution and sex-trafficking has made many women part of a society that views everything and everyone as commodities to be used or thrown away.

“How many of you pray for these women who are thrown away, for these women who are used, for these girls who have to sell their own dignity to have a job?” Francis asked during his morning homily Friday.

The pope is expected to highlight this issue of throw-away culture during his trip to Ireland in August.

(H/T: The Associated Press)

Latest

  • Faith

    Supreme Court Upholds Religious Rights, Vindicates Football Coach Who Was Fired for Praying

  • Faith

    Is a Fetus a Person Deserving of Rights? Here’s What Americans Believe

  • Life

    ‘Crisis of Our Democracy’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Unleashes Over SCOTUS Abortion Ruling, Potentially Wants Justices Impeached

  • Entertainment

    ‘You Simply Changed My Life’: Steve Harvey Pens Heartfelt Love Letter to Wife Citing ‘God’s Grace’ and His Journey Overcoming Homelessness

  • Faith

    URGENT PRAYER: Wife of Pastor Detained in China Has a Plea for the Global Church: ‘May the Lord Be Glorified…’


Navigation

  • Watch
  • Go!
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • Staff
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

Subscribe to the Newsletter

Sign up to get our newsletter your inbox every day.

Newsletter Signup

Do you want to read
more articles like this?