US priest delivered sermon with aborted foetus on altar as he urged congregation to vote for Donald Trump

Father Frank Pavone gave the sermon days before the US election
Saphora Smith16 November 2016

A US priest placed an aborted foetus on his altar for a sermon as he urged his congregation to vote for Donald Trump.

Father Frank Pavone stood behind the altar as the corpse of the foetus lay on it on the Sunday before the US election.

"Today, two days before the election, I have taken the extraordinary step of showing you this child, because there are many in this country who still do not realise that we can prevent and must prevent a monumental disaster happening to our nation," he said.

He added that Hillary Clinton wanted to protect abortion while Donald Trump wanted to protect babies’ right to life.

The Catholic priest now faces an investigation from his bishop, Patrick Zurek of the Diocese of Amarillo, Texas.

In a statement Bishop Zurek said: “Father Frank Pavone has posted a video on his Facebook page of the body of an aborted fetus, which is against the dignity of human life and is a desecration of the altar.

“We believe that no one who is pro-life can exploit a human body for any reason, especially the body of a foetus.”

He said he had already conducted a funeral and that he had obtained the foetus through a pathologist who entrusted him with the body.

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