LOL. Part of me is looking forward to how the media will spin this or whether it will be the end of their love affair with the Pope. Part of me is disturbed that he thinks he can speak on government policy like this.
What government policy are you talking about? He said:
"I can't have in mind all cases that can exist about conscientious objection but, yes, I can say that conscientious objection is a right that is a part of every human right,"
This is a fairly standard Christian view of concientious objection, shared with the Quakers and Martin Luther King among many others. It is heartening for any Christians of any denomination to speak out in support of this very basic principle.
I'm no fan of Pope Francis' writings on climate and economics, but I find it amusing that when he makes the most straightforward statements of Christian principle, people on free republic somehow view them as "disturbing" new teachings.