Let's review the early Church fathers on abortion, a thread. https://twitter.com/mikejbain/status/1129151847963357184

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More Tertullian... describing ancient abortion process. /8

Even more Tertullian... linking ensoulment at conception and Jewish teaching in Law of Moses. /9

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Some typical lies propagated to imply Church teaching has been inconsistent over history. /17

Here is a rebuttal to these lies. /18

Summary list of early Church teaching against abortion. /19

More recent teachings of Church against abortion, 16th to 19th centuries. /20

Now more recent Popes against abortion, Pius XI. /21

Pius XII. /22

Paul VI. /23

JPI. /24

JPII. /25

More JPII. /26

Benedict XVI. /27

More Benedict XVI. /28

Francis. /29

More Francis. /30

Even more Francis. /31

Sources: http://catholic.org , http://ewtn.com , http://vatican.va , http://cnsblog.wordpress.com  /32 END.

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