During the busy schedule of his visit to Angola, the Pope found time to ridicule the idea of abortion for health reasons:
If he weren't all about apostolic gravitas, he would totally have added the airquotes to that.
But - fear not - there was also time for genuine irony:
From anybody else, I would greet this statement with energetic agreement. From him, I can't quite get rid the taste of bile in my mouth.
"He also criticized what he called the "irony of those who promote abortion as a form of 'maternal' health care." The pope was referring to an African Union agreement signed by Angola and 44 other countries that abortion should be legal in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's life is endangered." [From here.]
If he weren't all about apostolic gravitas, he would totally have added the airquotes to that.
But - fear not - there was also time for genuine irony:
"Particularly disturbing is the crushing yoke of discrimination that women and girls so often endure, not to mention the unspeakable practice of sexual violence and exploitation which causes such humiliation and trauma."
From anybody else, I would greet this statement with energetic agreement. From him, I can't quite get rid the taste of bile in my mouth.
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