Pope Francis Visits Italian ‘Abortion Icon’, by Stephen Kokx

By Stephen Kokx, Catholic Family News, November 8, 2024

Stephen Kokx is a journalist for LifeSiteNews. A former community college instructor, he has written and spoken extensively about Catholic social teaching, politics, and spirituality. He previously worked for the Archdiocese of Chicago. He is the author of two books, Navigating the Crisis in the Church: Essays in Defense of Traditional Catholicism and St. Alphonsus for the 21st Century: A Handbook for Holiness.

What is going on with Pope Francis and Emma Bonino?

For those who don’t know who that is, Bonino has been the face of abortion in Italy for decades, having first established a facility in the country in the 1970s which she successfully used as a launching pad to push for its legalization years later.

She has also spent decades as an elected official in the Italian and European Parliaments advocating for left-wing causes like recreational drug use and lax divorce laws.

According to LifeSite journalist Michael Haynes, Bonino is credited for being “at least partially responsible for over 6 million abortions,” including 10,141 illegal ones, a fact that she has boasted about in the past.

In short, the 76-year-old aging feminist has been one of the most vociferous public enemies of the Catholic Church over the past 50 years. …

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