Pope wraps troubled Belgium visit by doubling down on abortion and women, praising abuse victims
Pope wraps troubled Belgium visit by doubling down on abortion and women, praising abuse victims
Pope Francis has doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and women during his in-flight press conference coming home from Belgium.
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops stop covering up for predator priests — a scandal that has devastated the church’s credibility around the globe.
Francis revisited the key thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight press conference coming home, praising Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion.