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Vatican: Pro-abortion member of Pontifical Academy for Life contributes to 'dialogue'

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, enjoys a milkshake at Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Philadelphia, March 9, 2015. / Sarah Webb/CatholicPhilly.com.Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 19, 2022 / 14:45 pm (CNA).The Pontifical Academy for Life issued a statement Wednesday defending the recent appointment of an outspoken advocate for abortion rights on the grounds that members are chosen to contribute to "fruitful interdisciplinary, intercultural, and interreligious dialogue."An Italian-American economist and professor at University College London, Mariana Mazzucato, was among seven academics appointed by Pope Francis on Oct. 15 to serve five-year terms with the academy.As CNA reported Oct. 18, on several occasions Mazzucato shared her pro-abortion views on Twitter when Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The statement, from the communications office of the Pontifical Academy for Life, was sent to journalists covering th ....

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