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YOU ARE HERE: HOME / NEWS / POPE FRANCIS AND THE GOSPEL OF LIFE
In the world this year, and even among the faithful, there has been a certain
confusionanduncertaintyovertheteachingofPopeFrancisonmoralissues,inpart
becausethemediahasdistortedortakenoutofcontextsomeofhiswords.Onlife,
letssettherecordstraight
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When the history of Jorge Bergoglios life is written, it will be unique in the annals of Catholic
history; for only a year into his pontificate, we can already see that this is a very special man, with
a special mission. Among the Popes many gifts are his humility, his compassion and above all his
love and devotion to Jesus Christ. And if there is one thing which symbolizes all three, it is the
Holy Fathers embrace of the Gospel of Life.
Among the first major acts of his pontificate was Franciss endorsement of the right to life
movement. Addressing a huge pro-life rally in Rome on May 13, 2013, Francis said: I greet the
participants of the March for Life which took place this morning in Rome and invite everyone to
stay focused on the important issue of respect for human life, from the moment of conception. To
underscore that point, Francis personally joined the March himself in his popemobile, uniting
himself with the dedicated marchers.
Two months later, on July 17, ahead of the annual Day for Life in the United Kingdom and when
secular activists were making an aggressive push to expand abortion there Francis sent a
message to British and Irish Catholics, exhorting them to recognize the inestimable value of
human life.
He said of human beings: Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn
and the poor, are masterpieces of Gods creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever,
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