[DieHard the Hunter]

> While I suppose that it is true that no pope has ever made an ex cathedra proclamation against abortion, it is also true that the Church has NEVER indicated that abortion was not a sin.

I recall decades ago Pope John Paul II describing abortion as “a violence”...

I guess this provides Pope Benedict the perfect opportunity to make an “ex cathedra” pronouncement and remove all doubt. There is something about this pope that tells me he would not shy away from doing that — or anything else necessary, for that matter.

I really like this Pope.

[Iscool]

I guess this provides Pope Benedict the perfect opportunity to make an “ex cathedra” pronouncement and remove all doubt.

Does a pope decide for himself what is to be 'ex cathedra', or is it something God instructs him to do???