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>In April 1990, then King Baudouin refused to sign the bill that would decriminalize abortion. Both King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola were known as deeply religious and fervent Christians. “For me, as a believer, it is completely incompatible with what you want. So don’t insist. It’s no,” Boudewijn said at the time to then Deputy Prime Minister Willy Claes (SP). He was even prepared to abdicate .
>Through a detour in the legislation, the king was ultimately declared ‘unfit to rule’ for about 36 hours, allowing the abortion law to be signed by the government after all.
>Yesterday the Pope made a private visit to the Laeken Crypt, where King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola are buried. There he already spoke about “the courage of the king not to sign a deadly law”.
>Today Pope Francis went one step further. After all, the fact that Baldwin remained committed to his religious principles is sufficient for the Pope to beatify the then monarch. At the end of the mass celebration in the Baudouin Stadium, the Pope indicated that he will start the beatification process in Rome.
>**Pope Francis further reiterated his views on abortion. “There is no discussion about that. A human life is destroyed. That is murder.”**
There is no discussion about that. Respect for Belgian laws is destroyed when doctors and nurses are called murderers. That is religious fanaticism.
You need a miracle for that.
Does it count as a miracle when you are extremely unfit for office just one day because the next day you are already miraculously healed?
well, the talking about sex offenders has been overshadowed, i guess
What a cunt. Left the country one day, probably felt embarrased by how he was adressed, and instantly tries to turn one of our progressive moments (finally gettinng an abortion legislation) into some bullshit savior story about Bouwdewijn, the man who would´ve singlehandedly held it back if possible.
Yay further demonising abortion…
And even if you are anti abortion what he did was self preservation for him and his family. Nothing Christian about it. If he just went “no” and refused to sign and didn’t allow the law to pass at all that would’ve been courageous.
He essentially allowed the law to pass, he just didn’t want his name on it.
Glad he did it that way and it passed but I don’t see how it deserves beautification.