Reuters reports that Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to “hiring a “hit man” to eliminate a problematic person. The comments are 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. There many conservatives hope the Supreme Court will eventually overturn the landmark 1973 ruling known as Roe v.