[MNlurker]

Don’t stop him he’s apparently on a roll right now undermining an entire faith...

[fwdude]

This is the most naive pope I’ve ever witnessed. He believes any and all propaganda (perhaps he originates it.)

[gdani]

I’ve never understood the “contraception is evil” crowd. What a ridiculous position.

[PGR88]

Why do I need a Pope when I can get my ethics and theology direct from HuffPo?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Seems like the Vatican, at some point in the past, said that “iffin’ y’all don’t want AIDS, don’t engage in sodomy.”

How’d that work?

[HarleyLady27]

I’m Catholic and I can honestly say this Francis is right from the breeding of Francis the talking Mule...

In order not to get sexually contacted diseases, we are taught we do not have sexually relations of any kind before we are married....

Honestly, the Cardinals that elected Francis must have had something other than wine in the cup....

[G Larry]

Uh...perhaps we could get off of the environmentalist’s bag lies and start using DDT?!?!?!

Then we don’t have to choose among Evils!!!

[Opinionated Blowhard]

but has been associated with a rise of the alarming birth defect,

And if contraception doesn't work and the baby has a horrible birth defect, maybe aborting it would be the lesser of two evils. I mean, hey, who is he to judge?

[mass55th]

So he’s a Medical Doctor now? Must have stayed in a Holiday Inn Express recently.

[Yuri Orinko]

Most Catholics use birth control. Everyone knows that.

[baltimorepoet]

The Zika virus causing people to be born with small heads and small brains is a mutation of the Liberal virus, which causes people to have a small brain.

[fatima]

Whattttt.

[Salvation]

??

I doubt this is what he actually said.

[Salvation]

Why do you believe ABC about Catholicism when you don’t believe them about politics?

[Steven Tyler]

Pope just stepped on his critizism of Trump, knocked it out of the news cycle

[reegs]

Good Lord, can we pull Pope Benedict off the bench already??? How about encouraging the faithful to “take up the cross” and abstain if they are concerned about contracting the virus? I’m sure we’ll here a “clarifying statement” soon to explain what the Pope REALLY meant.

[rawcatslyentist]

Yet mass procreation to the point of starvation is still fine and dandy.

[Tennessee Nana]

Next he’ll be OKing abortion...

Wait I think he already did...

[lastchance]

Just how are the two situations comparable?

[MortMan]

The Zika virus is usually mild, but has been associated with a rise of the alarming birth defect, characterized by an abnormally small head and brain, often leading to significant developmental delays.

This, despite the latest research that shows this birth defect was trending up before Zika broke out.