The pro-life pope John L. Allen Jr., Crux Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Many are miffed by what they take to be indifference by Pope Francis about anti-abortion initiatives. But he is unlikely to lead the Church away from its traditional positions, and, rather, is modeling a different way of defending tradition. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
Many are miffed by what they take to be indifference by Pope Francis about anti-abortion initiatives. But he is unlikely to lead the Church away from its traditional positions, and, rather, is modeling a different way of defending tradition.
The pro-life pope
John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Tuesday, January 26, 2016