▁had ▁co - author ed ▁a ▁book ▁with ▁Ger hard ▁Ludwig ▁Müller , ▁pre fect ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ation ▁for ▁the ▁Do ctrine ▁of ▁the ▁Fa ith . ▁The ▁V at ican ' s ▁sem io fficial ▁newspaper ▁L ' Os serv atore ▁Rom ano ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁liber ation ▁the ology ▁should ▁not ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁ignored . ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ' s ▁canon ization ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁San ▁Salvador ▁Ó scar ▁Rom ero , ▁who ▁was ▁mart y red ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁as ▁he ▁said ▁Mass , ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁Francis ' s ▁strong ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁defend ▁that ▁st ance . ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁has ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁" ob session " ▁of ▁some ▁C athol ics ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁issues ▁like ▁" ab ort ion , ▁gay ▁marriage ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁contra cept ive ▁methods ". ▁He ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁balance ▁in ▁the ▁church ' s ▁past oral ▁min istry , ▁foc using ▁on ▁what ▁attract s ▁and ▁" m akes ▁the ▁heart ▁burn ". ▁He ▁has ▁however ▁expressed ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁practice ▁and ▁leg ality ▁of ▁abort ion . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Francis ▁unexpected ly ▁participated ▁in ▁Italy ' s ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁march ▁in ▁Rome , ▁asking ▁its ▁participants ▁to ▁protect ▁human ▁life ▁" from ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁conception ". ▁Also , ▁as ▁Ireland ▁( a ▁tradition ally ▁very