Abortion Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

In the Catholic view of things, abortion is a justice issue, not an issue of sexual morality... it is a civil rights issue, arguably…

— George Weigel

The Catholic Church's teachings are authoritative. There is a moral absolute on abortion - that it is wrong.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

While the Church exhorts civil authorities to seek peace, not war, and to exercise discretion and mercy in imposing punishment on criminals, it may…

— Pope Benedict XVI

Abortion is without a doubt one of the greatest moral evils within modernity. As the "Advocate of Christian Memory," a pope must take up…

— Pope Francis

Taking into account these distinctions, in harmony with the Magisterium of my Predecessors[81] and in communion with the Bishops of the Catholic Church, I…

— Pope John Paul II

I understand perfectly well why the Catholic Church preaches against abortion. But it shouldn't be the purpose of the Catholic Church to prevent non-Catholics…

— Andrew Solomon

The moral problem of abortion is of a pre religious nature because the genetic code is written in a person at the moment of…

— Pope Francis

“It may seem somewhat ironic that the Catholic Church finds itself advocating the same position against abortion as its severest Christian critics, the Protestant…

— Jack Holland

In the eyes of the Catholic Church, abortion is a tragedy. Our principle objective must be to try and win greater sympathy for that…

— Vincent Nichols

If you listen to the Catholic bishops you would think that Catholics are against contraception and legal abortion, but if you ask actual Catholics,…

— Gloria Steinem

People in different cultures think very differently about abortion. Abortion is not seen as a moral problem for example in Sweden or Russia, but…

— Torbjorn Tannsjo

I have no respect for the right-to-life position. But when you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion. The Catholic Church…

— John Irving