10 October,2018 07:07 PM IST | Vatican City | IANS
Pope Francis
Pope Francis on Wednesday likened abortion to hiring a hit man to solve the problem.
"Interrupting a pregnancy is like eliminating someone," the pontiff said during his weekly St. Peter's Square audience in Vatican City.
"Getting rid of a human being is like resorting to a contract killer to solve a problem ... Is it fair to end a human life to solve a problem? No, it cannot be done," he said.
The Pope was reflecting on the Fifth Commandment, "Thou shalt not kill", and condemned the taking of a life for the sake of protecting other rights.
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"... how can an act be therapeutic, civil or simply humane if it suppresses innocent and defenceless life at its beginning?" he asked.
Francis said parents should see children as a gift from the God, who teach unselfishness and "make us grow in love".
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