Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV statements on abortion and euthanasia differ
Reports attribute a comment describing legalising abortion and euthanasia as “false compassion” to both Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV, creating a conflict over which pope made the statement.
What we know
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- Pope Francis said legalising abortion and euthanasia is "false compassion".
- The two statements conflict, with sources attributing the comment to different popes.
Where sources differ
- Correio da Manhã, RTP Notícias, Notícias ao Minuto and Diário de Notícias attribute the comment to Pope Francis, while SAPO Notícias attributes it to Pope Leo XIV.
Points, in the order they emerged
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Pope Francis said legalising abortion and euthanasia is "false compassion".
DisputedContradicted by: Pope Leo XIV condemned the legalization of abortion and euth…What the 5 sources said
Correio da Manhã“Críticas do líder da Igreja Católica surgem depois de o parlamento francês ter aprovado, em julho, o direito à morte assistida.”
Machine translation: Criticisms from the Catholic Church leader arise after the French parliament approved, in July, the right to assisted death.
Read at Correio da ManhãRTP Notícias“deve ser firmemente rejeitada a tentação de tirar a vida sob o pretexto de uma falsa compaixão”
the temptation to take life under the pretext of false compassion must be firmly rejected
Read at RTP NotíciasNotícias ao Minuto“É impossível considerar normal o ato de pôr fim a uma vida. O que é legal não é necessariamente moral", afirmou o Papa”
"It is impossible to consider normal the act of ending a life. What is legal is not necessarily moral," said the Pope
Read at Notícias ao MinutoDiário de Notícias“deve ser firmemente rejeitada a tentação de tirar a vida sob o pretexto de uma falsa compaixão”
the temptation to take life under the pretext of false compassion must be firmly rejected
Read at Diário de NotíciasRTP Notícias“Papa condena legalização de aborto e eutanásia "sob o pretexto de falsa compaixão”
Pope condemns legalization of abortion and euthanasia "under the pretext of false compassion"
Read at RTP NotíciasIs this point wrong? Tell usSAPO Notícias“O que é legal não é necessariamente moral”
"What is legal is not necessarily moral"
Read at SAPO Notícias -
Pope Leo XIV condemned the legalization of abortion and euthanasia, calling it a false compassion.
DisputedContradicted by: Pope Francis said legalising abortion and euthanasia is "fal…What the source said
Is this point wrong? Tell usSAPO Notícias“O Papa Leão XIV condenou hoje a legalização do abordo e da morte medicamente assistida e defendeu que "deve ser firmemente rejeitada a tentação de tirar a vida sob o pretexto de uma falsa compaixão”
Machine translation: Pope Leo XIV condemned today the legalization of abortion and medically assisted death and said "the temptation to take life under the pretext of false compassion must be firmly rejected"
Read at SAPO Notícias
Who reported it
- SAPO Notícias
- Correio da Manhã
- RTP NotíciasRTP (public broadcaster)
- Notícias ao Minuto
- Diário de Notícias