Why do you add the Pope to this group when he has condemned abortion so many times???
He has. Yet does stuff like this. It confuses some of the flock.
This is not a Protestant vs. Catholic issue. I've marched as a Catholic and then with Catholics lock armed in defense of innocent life. The source of the article is not the MSM but the Catholic run Life Site News.
We have to ask the question on how Ploumen saw why she was awarded the medal.
Life Site News posted this:
Dutch abortion activist: Pope Francis honoring me is a ‘confirmation’ of my abortion work
Sources say that routine exchange of decorations was made between officials from the Vatican and from the Dutch delegation, and that the only reason Ploumen received the award was because she received it as part of that group.
Nevertheless, in a video posted to YouTube, Ploumen was seen discussing the award, which she held as she spoke with an interviewer, saying that she received it “despite” the fact that she is pro-abortion.
A longer interview on BRN Newsradio in the Netherlands reveals additional assertions from Ploumen, in which she implies that the Vatican gave her the award as a personal “prize”, rather than as a pro-forma honor bestowed upon her entire delegation. She tells the interviewer that this was done even though she believes the Vatican was aware of her work for SheDecides, and that she sees it as confirmation of her work. With the help of the Lepanto Institute, the most relevant portion of the interview has been transcribed and translated into English:
NR – And there is another prize, from the pope …
Lilianne Ploumen – Yes, I won another prize. I received a high award from the Pope.
BNR – For what you did for abortions?
Ploumen – Well, it doesn’t say that, but it is in itself interesting that it says it is for service/merits for society.
BNR – Well, that would be applicable to a lot of other people.
Ploumen – Yes, for sure, but the Vatican probably knows that I started “SheDecides” and they gave me this prize – very special.
BNR – What kind of prize is it, exactly?
Ploumen – Commander in the order of Gregorius.
BNR – Congrats.
Ploumen – Thank you.
BNR – It is rather progressive of the Pope.
Ploumen – Yes, very. And I am very happy with it.
BNR – Do you see it as confirmation of what you are doing for girls and women, for abortion?
Ploumen – Yes, that, and also, the last couple of years I invested a lot of time in establishing contacts with the Vatican.
BNR – Lobbying?
Ploumen – Yes, Lobbying. Especially since the Vatican, mainly with the previous popes, were very rigid when it comes to women’s rights. And that is not going to change in the short term, but perhaps there are some areas in which we can work together, and that is what I tried. For example, the Church is also against child marriages. For us, it may seem strange, but in a lot of countries, the Church has a strong influence. So, if a bishop can say that it is not a good idea to force a 14-year-old to marry, then that may help. For example, there is a bishop in Uganda who spoke out against homosexuality. Then the Vatican said, ‘Okay, we are not actively promoting homosexuality, but man is created as he is and we have to accept him in that way.’
BNR – And that is how pragmatic you are, too. If the Vatican can help you with something that is not even really what they stand for, then …
Ploumen – Yes, of course. Make no mistake. They have a lot of influence, of course, via the religious community, but they are also part of negotiations within the United Nations. And then it makes a difference if they are on the side of Saudi Arabia or on the side of the Netherlands … and then I’d rather have them on our side.
Dutch abortion activist: Pope Francis honoring me is a ‘confirmation’ of my abortion work
Give the Devil an inch and thousands of miles will be taken.
