President Biden and abortion - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:14:47 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg President Biden and abortion - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Pope Francis considers it an ‘incoherence' that President Biden, a Catholic, supports abortion rights https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/07/14/pope-francis-considers-it-an-incoherence-that-president-biden-a-catholic-supports-abortion-rights/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 07:50:39 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=149148 Pope Francis has described it as an "incoherence" that President Joe Biden, a Catholic, is in favour of legal abortion. During an interview with Univisión and Televisa broadcast July 12, Pope Francis spoke about abortion and Biden's position, after being asked whether to admit politicians who promote legal abortion to Holy Communion. The Holy Father Read more

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Pope Francis has described it as an "incoherence" that President Joe Biden, a Catholic, is in favour of legal abortion.

During an interview with Univisión and Televisa broadcast July 12, Pope Francis spoke about abortion and Biden's position, after being asked whether to admit politicians who promote legal abortion to Holy Communion.

The Holy Father affirmed that there is scientific data that show that "a month after conception, the DNA of the fetus is already there and the organs are aligned. There is human life."

"Is it just to eliminate a human life?" he then asked.

As for the defence of abortion by the US president, Pope Francis stated that he leaves it to Biden's "conscience."

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