Pope Francis reportedly supports the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe V. Wade, which has led his earlier statements condemning abortion procedures as akin to "hiring a hitman" to resurface.
Even before his ascent to the papacy, Pope Francis was touted as a leader who would help modernize the Catholic Church and stand against some of its traditional conventions.
And to an extent, that's been true. Not only has he been more open about the church's history of abuse than previous pontiffs, but he's voiced his support for same-sex civil unions in a first for the long-standing institution.
However, we can also see that it's hardly unusual for him to carry on the church's traditional line on some subjects, which was especially clear when he suggested that couples were selfish for having pets instead of children.
And it seems that Pope Francis and his colleagues within the clergy are also of the same mind when it comes to abortion.