[Fester Chugabrew]

Seems uncomfortable with people who are actually trying to abide by their moral principles.

Yes. So does another person, namely Christ Jesus. Have you ever heard His scathing words to the Scribes and the Pharisees who were "actually trying to abide by their moral principles?" Self-attained moral uprightness only goes so far, but the forgiveness of sin in Christ Jesus for poor sinners - including those who by all accounts are "on the other side" - lifts a broken body of death into the highest heaven. "But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.'"

[Bridesheadfan]

You want to know who the scribes and the Pharisees are? They aren't the average Catholic/Christian in the pew who tries to live their life according to the Gospel. The Pharisees are people like Cardinal Mahoney, who put on air of sanctimony, but while pretending to be "holy", they shuffle around priests who abused minors and try to cover it up. Caiaphas, Annas and the priests were the people Our Lord was talking about, not the average Jewish believer who was led astray by the Priests.

The people who have been fighting the "culture of death" need to be applauded by the Pope, not told they are "obsessed" with it. Real children are dying in abortuaries. If the Pope wants to save them, he should uphold those who do God's work in this area, and not give reasons for glee to the enemies of Christ like NARAL, who sent a personal "thank you" message to Francis yesterday. That disgusts me, and it should disgust anyone, Catholic, Christian or Jew, who has tried to uphold the right to life for all, from conception until natural death.