A Day After Denouncing Church's Obsession Over Abortion, Pope Delivers Anti-Abortion Message

CBS News: Pope Francis denounces abortion after decrying church's focus on rules:

Pope Francis offered an olive branch of sorts to the doctrine-minded, conservative wing of the Catholic Church on Friday as he denounced abortions as a symptom of today's "throw-away culture" and encouraged Catholic doctors to refuse to perform them.

Francis issued a strong anti-abortion message and cited Vatican teaching on the need to defend the unborn during an audience with Catholic gynecologists. . . .