Pope francis on abortion: Pope Francis, the largest religious leader of Christians, died at the age of 88. He was admitted to Jameli Hospital in Rome after a complaint of pneumonia, where he was admitted for 38 days. Before his death, he also gave his darshan to the devotees on the occasion of Easter.
As long as he was the pope, he gave a new look to the education of the church on issues like death sentence and nuclear weapons. Although he saw a orthodox attitude on a subject like abortion, he worked a lot to have a relationship with Muslims and other communities. Regarding abortion, he believed that this culture should not be accepted under any circumstances.
What was the attitude of Pope Francis on the major issues of the world?
What was the opinion on Islam
Pope Francis significantly carried on inter -religious dialogue with Islam. He carried forward relationships with both Sunni and Shia leaders. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Taib of Egypt signed an important document on human fraternity and visited Muslim-dominated countries like UAE and Iraq, he became the first Pope to do so. His efforts promoted mutual respect and peace.
Abortion
Pope Francis retained the traditional stance of the church against abortion, describing it as part of throwway culture and even compared to hiring a killer. However, instead of condemnation, he emphasized compassion and urged the church to join spiritually with women who aborted them. He gave regular priests the right to forgive for sin. Whereas earlier only bishops could do this. He said that priests should be kind to women who have done abortion.
LGBTQ+
On this issue, he had said, ‘Who is the one who is justice.’ Regarding Catholic homosexuals, he said that God loves LGBTQs and welcome to the church. However, he did not change the principle that declared gay acts disorganized. In Argentina, she opposed gay marriage and supported civil unions as an agreement.
Prostrately
Pope Francis accepted the matter of sexual exploitation of children in churches and also apologized for this. Along with this, he also put pressure on the bishops to resign. He also improved the laws of the church to remove the confidentiality of the Pope and processes to justify the bishops. Nevertheless, sometimes his credibility was questioned when he was seen supporting some accused priests.
Death sentence and jail reform
Francis had done them in all cases to accept the death sentence. By announcing this, he broke the previous customs of the church. He had called and condemned the death penalty and solitude imprisonment without parole and condemned it. He called for abolishing both practices.
Death sentence and jail reform
Francis had done them in all cases to accept the death sentence. By announcing this, he broke the previous customs of the church. He had called and condemned the death penalty and solitude imprisonment without parole and condemned it. He called for abolishing both practices.
Women rights in church
Francis called for a greater role of women in the leadership of the church. He appointed many women to senior Vatican posts and gave women the right to vote in the bishops’ assembly.
Migration
Francis put migrant rights at the center. He condemned global apathy about refugees and repeatedly called upon the countries to welcome them. Especially in Europe. He criticized the border walls and announced that making them was against Christianity.
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