Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Thursday he has summoned the Vatican’s ambassador after Pope Francis described the country’s abortion laws as “murderous” during a visit last week.
Speaking to parliament, De Croo lambasted the remarks as “unacceptable”, adding he has invited the Holy See’s top diplomat in the country, the apostolic nuncio, “for discussions” on the issue.“My message to the apostolic nuncio will be very clear: what happened there is unacceptable,” he said.
“We do not need lessons on how our lawmakers democratically approve laws. The time when the church dictated the law in our country is fortunately long behind us,” he said.
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