Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops stop covering up for predator priests — a scandal that has devastated the church’s credibility around the globe.
Francis revisited the key thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight press conference coming home, praising Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion.
I guess, at least catholic christianity has the benefit of self-reform, given that they elect a ‘leader’. In theory at least, this should allow them to go with the times, even if currently, they are lagging behind multiple centuries oc progress.