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Pope Francis Says Biden Should Speak to Priest About ‘Incoherence’ of His Support for Abortion as a Catholic

Pope Francis Says Biden Should Speak to Priest About ‘Incoherence’ of His Support for Abortion as a Catholic
Pope Francis meets U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the Vatican on Oct. 29, 2021. Vatican Media via Reuters
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
7/14/2022|Updated: 7/14/2022
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Pope Francis has criticized President Joe Biden for his stance on abortion, which contradicts the president’s Catholic faith, weeks after the Vatican praised the U.S. Supreme Court for overturning Roe v. Wade.

“A month after conception, the DNA of the fetus is already there and the organs are aligned. There is human life,” the pope said in an interview with Univision. “Is it just to eliminate a human life?”
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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