Vatican approves of rape and torture
Vatican approves of rape and torture:
The Vatican has told Roman Catholics not to support Amnesty International because the organisation considers that criminalising women who want to control their fertility, especially those who have been raped, is counterproductive. This is, according to the Vatican, a much worse thing than rape, torture and judicial killing.
Amnesty International does not have any position at all on whether abortion is morally acceptable and accuses the Vatican of misrepresenting its position.
We are saying broadly that to criminalise women's management of their sexual reproductive right is the wrong answer,Amnesty's deputy Secretary General Kate Gilmore told Reuters news agency.
The Catholic Church, through a misrepresented account of our position on selective aspects of abortion, is placing in peril work on human rights,Ms Gilmore said.
Vatican urges end to Amnesty aid—BBC News, 13th June 2007.