Pope Francis has described surrogate motherhood as a “despicable” practice that should be universally banned for its “commercialization” of pregnancy.
The Catholic leader made the call during his foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See which traditionally serves as a lament for all the world’s conflicts and injustices.
An unborn child must not be “turned into an object of trafficking,” Francis said, adding. “I consider despicable the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood, which represents a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child, based on the exploitation of situations of the mother’s material needs.”
A child, he said, should never be “the basis of a commercial contract,” and called for a global ban on surrogacy “to prohibit this practice universally.”
Francis has in the past called surrogacy “uterus for rent,” and some European countries prohibit it, including Spain and Italy.
While the catholic church opposes the practice, the Vatican’s doctrine office on church teaching has made clear that homosexual parents who resort to surrogacy can have their children baptized.
This comes weeks after the same office, with Francis’ explicit approval, allowed the blessing of same-sex couples.
13 Responses
Surrogacy is an evil, and should be banned, fine and good.
What about the same sex marriage that you approve?
wen a person makes two contrastiing statements which should we believe
kaka don move
this kind of hypocrisy for a respectable global figure is embarrasing
u rule out something that encouraged another thing u blessed
i agree surrogacy is contrary to the bible but wen the same individual blesses same sex marriages wat will u expect
Surrogacy is despicable? But gay marriage is okay? What a utter nonsense. He has turned church to laughing stock.
People always misinterpret what orders are saying about gay, lesbian religion and all that
Are you people sure that this pope is alright?,i believe something is wrong somewhere,surrogacy is not good but gay marriage is good,you can never decieve us again
That wonderful sef that great wetin they do u when u talk nonsense before
GOOD LEADERS! GOOD LEADERS!! GOOD LEADERS!!! that what we need in this country
hmmm good and fantastic is that what the Lord said now because you are more closer to God
Well nothing much to says about it from my own perspective
If this coming from all leaders of church there are many different things to know about then
If it’s coming from from the leaders of all churches then we don’t have much to say