Pope urges breastfeeding in Sistine Chapel

[marmitecat]

news.sky.com/story/1194030/pope-urges-breastfeeding-in-sistine-chapel

Go Pope Francis

I have to admit I felt a bit awkward feeding in church with dc1 so this is pretty much the ultimate way of dispelling that worry.

[EmpressOfTheWellOfLostPlots]

Have you seen his New Year resolutions? Again, good plain common sense.

[Longdistance]

Meglet neither did I have a muslin cloth

[TunipTheUnconquerable]

This is great.
The benefits will go beyond the Sistine Chapel and even beyond the Catholic church - it's something else that will help normalise public breastfeeding for everyone.

[Weegiemum]

I've fed my (now much older) dc in several churches.

I only got a seat in the Sistine Chapel (which was a massive disappointment!) as I was in my wheelchair.

Suspect it's a long time since Pope Francis, much as I'm impressed with him, (as a Protestant) has been in the Sistine chapel during tourist hours!

[SauvignonBlanche]

That's great!

[xfilefan]

pope francis is fantastic, really making great big steps in the right direction.

[ColouringInQueen]

So delighted with this latest statement, from a Pope who is starting to give the church a bit of hope, compassion and future!

[MissBetseyTrotwood]

He is just brilliant. I'm not a Catholic. Is is OK to love this Pope as much as I do?

[ProfondoRosso]

Good on him. I like Pope Francis.

But I admire anyone who manages to BF in the Sistine Chapel - I was there last year and it was bloody rammed! We were just one big slow-moving queue.

[meganorks]

Good on him. I wasn't keen on feeding my little one in church at friends wedding. But she woke up hungry just as the bride arrived. Figured feeding was preferable to her crying throughout. Although she did manage to do a really loud poo just as it went quiet!

[AdoraBell]

I'm quoting that to my MIL next time she spouts her poison about homosexuality too Rooners

[ExitPursuedByABear]

He rocks doesn't he?

Just what the Church and the world needs.

[scortja]

I love the new pope!

[thenicknameiwantedisgone]

That's good to see.

Didn't realise there was an issue with baptisms of children when parents not married in church. Both DSs were baptised in Catholic Church despite us having a civil wedding followed by catholic blessing (due to DH having been married before).

[PaulMcGannsMistress]

Human-being-says-other-human-beings,-gay,-straight,-baby,-adult,-should-be-treated-with-respect-shocker.

Don't get me wrong, it's great and all, but blimey, what a situation to get into where finally saying sensible things gets you enormous kudos...

[JugglingBackwardsAndForwards]

Yeh, well said PaulMcGannsMistress

And I'm slightly annoyed that Pope said the baby's were the most important people there.
What, more important than their mothers ?

Sincerely, picky pedant

[sonlypuppyfat]

I think he's fab and I'm not a Catholic.

[minipie]

Hurrah!

Although, to be pedantic, he didn't actually refer to breastfeeding. Just feeding.

I feed a wee bit sorry for the woman pictured bfing her baby. She looks like she's trying to be discreet and some photographer's splashed her across sky news!

[minipie]

feel a wee bit sorry

[curlew]

Well, he certainly has a much better PR machine than the last one........

[SmudgyDVDsAreEvil]

"Don't get me wrong, it's great and all, but blimey, what a situation to get into where finally saying sensible things gets you enormous kudos..."

Yes - ^^ that.

The Catholic Church has one hell of a public image problem to overcome, if anyone in charge has half an eye on survival they'll be rolling out lots more touchy feely PR and holding back on the fire and brimstone.

[perfectstorm]

Juggling I thought that at first too, but then when I read the article I realised he said that (about the babies being the most important people there) at their baptism. I think that's akin to saying a bride and groom are at their wedding - don't think he meant it in general.

[TunipTheUnconquerable]

I really don't think this is about better or worse PR machines - I think he and the last pope had very different priorities.

PaulMcGannsMistress makes an excellent point.

[JugglingBackwardsAndForwards]

Ah, that's interesting perfectstorm - I thought it could be OK in a "the least amongst you" OR "the last will be first" sort of way too?

[curlew]

I don't think he's said anything the others haven't said- he has just said it in simpler words and not while wearing Gucci shoes.