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WATCH: Pope Leo Makes First Public Comments on Abortion And What It Means to Be Pro-Life
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Pope Leo XIV jumped into the U.S.’s seemingly never-ending abortion debate and offered his own view of what it means to truly be “pro-life” this week.
Asked how the Catholic Church can grapple with honoring someone who supports abortion, the Pope explained how he believes the pro-life crowd suffers from its own contradictions:Someone who says, “I’m against abortion,” but says, “I’m in favor of the death penalty,” is not really pro-life.
Someone who says that “I’m against abortion,” but, “I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States,” I don’t know if that’s pro-life.
BREAKING: Pope Leo today: "Someone who says I’m against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life."
Leavitt: I would reject there is inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants under this… pic.twitter.com/ylne5gu1jh — Acyn (@Acyn) October 1, 2025—