Pope Francis speaks up for breastfeeding, exhorts moms to nurse at holy day mass

Pope Francis keeps showing us the softer, gentler side of the Holy See. We see a compassionate man beneath the papal pomp, a passionate prelate who champions the poor, voiceless and humble. He spoke up for babies at Sunday's Feast of the Baptism of Jesus holy day mass. The Pope told mothers to breastfeed children when they cried, said NBC news, Jan. 11. The pontiff baptized some 30 infants on the holy day. He alluded to comforting children, when some little ones got fussy at Sunday's mass. The crying wasn't cued. Little ones often fuss in church. Pope Francis had planned ahead of time to speak on caring for them. But he did weave his homily around the timely crying by turning it into an object lesson. Breastfeeding in church, like every other time a mother nurses her baby, is both spiritual and corporal works of mercy. It is the most pro-life act, next to having the child, that a mom can do. Read on Pope Francis speaks up for breastfeeding, exhorts moms to nurse at holy day mass