German women’s group’s abortion stance ‘not Catholic,’ says bishop

Bishop Algermissen called a new policy adopted by the Catholic Women’s Association of Germany 'completely unacceptable and downright intolerable.'

A German bishop has sharply criticized a leading Catholic women’s association’s call for Catholic hospitals in the country to perform abortions.

Members of the Catholic Women’s Association of Germany. Credit: Screenshot from the @kfdBundesverband YouTube channel.

Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen said June 11 that a new policy paper on abortion adopted by th…