Your Progressive Pope

[Content Note: Anti-choicery.]

The Pope is so progressive, I've got to wear shades or something:

Catholics should not feel they have to breed "like rabbits" because of the Church's ban on contraception, Pope Francis said on Monday, suggesting approved natural family planning methods.

..."Some think, excuse me if I use the word, that in order to be good Catholics, we have to be like rabbits - but no," he said, adding the Church promoted "responsible parenthood".

He mentioned a woman he recently met who already had seven children by caesarean sections and put her life at risk by becoming pregnant again. He said he chided her for "tempting God" and added: "That was an irresponsibility."

The leader of the 1.2-billion-strong Roman Catholic Church restated its ban on artificial birth control, adding there were "many ways that are allowed" to practise natural family planning.

With regard to the mother of seven children, his full comment was: "Does she want to leave seven orphans? This is tempting God."

So, just to recap: Progressive Pope tells people women that they don't have to breed like animals, shames a woman who has seven children, and reiterates his position that contraception and abortion are not allowed.

Neat guy.