Reuters: Pope compares having an abortion to ‘hiring a hit man’
“Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to ‘hiring a hit man’ to eliminate a problematic person, in comments sure to be welcomed by conservative Catholics who have accused the pontiff of not speaking out enough on ‘cultural war’ issues. Abortion is a raging political battle in a number of countries, including the United States, where many conservatives hope the Supreme Court will eventually overturn the landmark 1973 ruling known as Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion…” (Pullella, 10/10).