Pope Francis Responds to Critics of His Comments on Women in Belgium, Plus Underscores Evils of Abortion and Abuse

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Pope Francis Responds to Critics of His Comments on Women in Belgium, Plus Underscores Evils of Abortion and Abuse
Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Francis speaks aboard the papal plane on Sept. 29.

‘I always talk about the dignity of women,’ he said on his flight back to Rome. ‘An abortion is a homicide,’ he said, adding, ‘The doctors who carry this out are hitmen.’ He also spoke of the ‘responsibility to help the abused and to take care of them … and to punish the abusers.’