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Pope says abortion evidence of 'throwaway culture'
Mercury News ^ | 1/13/14

Posted on 01/13/2014 4:30:25 AM PST by SoFloFreeper

Pope Francis has criticized abortion as evidence of a "throwaway culture" that wastes people as well as food.

In Monday's annual speech on world crises, Francis cited abortion and said: "Unfortunately what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as unnecessary."

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: infanticide; religion
Don't look for the mainstream media to trumpet this news.
1 posted on 01/13/2014 4:30:25 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Every church in our Town has a drop off for clothing. Much better than Goodwill I think?? We do the church for clothes and VOA for everything else. Hope we’re helping someone.


2 posted on 01/13/2014 4:47:43 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SoFloFreeper

Dear Pope...It’s about “inconvenience”. Obama says so.


3 posted on 01/13/2014 4:48:40 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SoFloFreeper

Abortion is an ancient practice. It’s evidence of sin. That people fight so hard to keep it legal is evidence of evil.


4 posted on 01/13/2014 4:52:24 AM PST by .45 Long Colt
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To: Sacajaweau

It amazez me that everyday language becomes some kind of dramatic headline for someone.


5 posted on 01/13/2014 4:52:25 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: knarf

We have those sleeze papers at the checkouts. All the papers are now sleeze papers.


6 posted on 01/13/2014 4:54:55 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: SoFloFreeper

Bulletin, bulletin...the Pope hasn’t said anything yet that the nuns didn’t drum into our heads in grammar school & high school. Sadly my grandkids will never have that experience.


7 posted on 01/13/2014 4:55:53 AM PST by FES0844
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To: SoFloFreeper

8 posted on 01/13/2014 4:56:12 AM PST by Zakeet (If socialists understood economics, they wouldn't be socialists - Friedrich Hayek)
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To: Sacajaweau
KNARF SAYS "AMAZING .. "

(wife is amazed .. page 6)

9 posted on 01/13/2014 6:00:40 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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