He Pope Francis once again showed the most reactionary side of catholic church. The pontiff reaffirmed his position on against voluntary termination of pregnancyguaranteeing that doctors who perform abortions are “hit men.”
“The doctors who do this are, if I may say so, they are hitmen! This cannot be discussed,” Pope Francis said.
In this sense, it was announced that the Pope would begin the process to beatify King Baudouin of Belgiumthat He refused to sign the law approved by Parliament which legalized abortion.. To do this, he abdicated for 36 hours in conscientious objection. The pontiff said that “his example should enlighten the rest of the leaders.”