Pope Francis compares abortion to hiring hitman to solve a problem

Pope Francis compared abortion to hiring a “hitman to solve a problem” during his weekly general audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

“But how can an act that suppresses innocent and defenseless budding human life be therapeutic, civil or simply human?” the pontiff said.

He asked if it was right “to do away with a human life to solve a problem,” adding: “Is it right to hire a hitman to solve a problem? One cannot do this, it is not right to do away with a human being, albeit small, to solve a problem.”

CNN