Pope Francis called the practice of surrogacy “deplorable” and compared the practice to baby trafficking. At the same time, he warned of the dangers of “gender theory'' while encouraging international dialogue.
in official address Looking ahead to 2024, the Pope touched on respect for human life and rights, which “starts with the life of the fetus in its mother's womb.”
A child's life cannot be “suppressed or trafficked,” he continued, pointing specifically to surrogacy.
“In this regard, I consider as deplorable the practice of so-called surrogacy, which seriously violates the dignity of women and children.”
This is based on the exploitation of the mother's material needs, the Pope continued, adding that children should never become “the basis of commercial contracts.”
The language seems to have undergone some adjustments. outlet I had it before report The Pope used the word “.despicable'', she explained about surrogacy, but it appears that was replaced with “deplorable''.
The Pope also pointed out that attempts are being made to introduce new human rights that are “not fully consistent with those originally defined and not always acceptable.”
“They have resulted in examples of ideological colonization in which gender theory plays a central role. The latter is extremely dangerous because it nullifies differences in its claims to make everyone equal. ” he explained.
“Ideological colonization” sowed the seeds of division rather than peace, the pope said.
Pope Francis also encouraged dialogue, saying it must be the “soul of the international community.”
“An organization founded to promote security, peace and cooperation can no longer unite all its members around one table.”
These organizations are at risk of “ideological polarization” and “exploitation” by states, he added.
In November 2023, Pope Francis made headlines when he sent a letter to German religious authorities suggesting radical proposals such as allowing homosexual relationships and female clergy.
In September 2023, the Pope said Europe was not facing a migrant crisis and called on countries to open their ports to migrants.
“May we be moved by the stories of our many unfortunate brothers and sisters who have both the right to migrate and the right not to migrate, and not be closed off in indifference,” Francisco said. “In the face of the terrible scourge of human exploitation, the solution is not to refuse, but to ensure a sufficient number of legal and regular entry points according to each possibility.”
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