# Freaking awesome: Even Pope Francis says "Enough with the gays and abortions already!"

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**Created:** [September 19, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-awesome-even-pope-francis-says-enough-with-the-gays-and-abortions-already/669235 "2013-09-19T15:41:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-awesome-even-pope-francis-says-enough-with-the-gays-and-abortions-already/669235/121 "2013-11-13T20:37:56Z")

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> [@adaher](#):
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> That’s kinda the point. We’re all sinners. Born that way. Heck, science proves it. Do you have to teach your kids how to lie or be selfish? No, they are born knowing how to do that. It’s honesty and altruism that they have to be taught.

Yet [here’s a study](http://www.science20.com/caution_pondering_scientist_ahead/altruistic_gene-95500) that supports that altruism is a genetic trait.

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