Archbishop Javier Lozano Barragán, president of the Pontifical Council for Health Pastoral Care, said that scientific studies prove the abortive nature of the pill. «Anything else that attacks life is not licitly acceptable,» he said.
Archbishop Lozano´s address Wednesday served to illustrate the Catholic Church´s involvement in the realm of health. The Church manages 114,283 health centers worldwide, 6,013 of which are hospitals.
In some countries, especially in Africa, and the Congo in particular, he said, «the entire health system depends on the Catholic Church.»
