Pope Francis calls abortion 'horrific' in toughest remark to date

[bobclark86]

20. A good Catholic doesn't like abortion...

...or the death penalty...
...or war...
...or starving poor people to help some rich assholes...

The thought process the pope is using isn't "Fuck women!" but "Don't kill people!"

The Bible is pretty black and white on the topic of killing people, regardless of what certain groups of Protestants think. Liberal pro-choice Catholics merely disagree with the official stance on what constitutes something you can "kill" versus a "medical condition."

Christians are supposed to follow that 10 Commandments thing, which the Catholic version of the Bible says "thou shalt not kill," as opposed to "thou shalt not murder, unless you feel like it, it involves minorities..." apparently listed in other Bibles.

That's the problem with me: I can recognize why different groups of people have different beliefs than me. I understand where they come from. Frankly, I respect Catholics who are against the whole death thing all the time a hell of a lot more than some redneck who lynches black people and executes prisoners but whines about how evil abortion is.

DISCLAIMER (because even though I said above my beliefs are different, my words will be taken as an affirmation of support): I feel abortion isn't for me -- as a man, I feel it may be an unnecessary procedure -- but I'm not going to damn anyone for it -- and I oppose probing, violent videos, heartbeat hearing or other requirements. I realize, even if I opposed it, it's going to happen. I'd rather have it done safely by a trained professional than via an Internet article with a coat hanger (I read and saw The Cider House Rules early on in my life).