{"id":9095,"date":"2019-03-31T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T23:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9095"},"modified":"2019-04-15T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T23:07:32","slug":"pope-francis-freedom-of-conscience-in-danger-in-christian-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9095","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis: Freedom of conscience in danger in ‘Christian countries’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Catholic News Service<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courtney Grogan <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rome, Italy, Mar 31, 2019 \/ 03:45 pm (CNA<\/a>).- Pope Francis decried the regression of freedom of conscience in \u201cChristian countries\u201d during an in-flight press conference Sunday, telling reporters on his return trip from Morocco, \u201clet\u2019s not accuse Muslims\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked by a French reporter about a criminal law in Morocco that prohibits enticing a Muslim to convert to another religion, Francis responded, \u201cLet\u2019s not accuse Muslims. Let\u2019s accuse also ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday, we Christians have the danger that some governments will take away our freedom of conscience, which is the first step toward freedom of worship,\u201d Pope Francis said March 31. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThink of the Christian doctors and hospital institutions that do not have the right of conscientious objection, for example, for euthanasia. How? The Church has moved on and you Christian countries go backwards?\u201d he told the French reporter. . . [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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