Breastfeeding in public just got another major endorsement from Pope Francis, who informed mothers they could breastfeed in the Sistine Chapel.
While presiding over the baptism of 33 babies, the Catholic leader told mothers of the infants, “You mothers give your children milk and even now, if they cry because they are hungry, breastfeed them, don’t worry.” During the mass, Pope Francis also discussed the harsh reality that impoverished mothers around the world are unable to feed their children.
Last year, the Pope took a similar stance. During the baptism of 32 infants in the Sistine Chapel, Francis said, “If they are hungry, mothers, feed them, without thinking twice. Because they are the most important people here.”
Indeed, the Pope’s second affirmation that breastfeeding in public is permissible harkens back to art depictions of the Madonna breastfeeding that were, historically, viewed as symbols of beauty. But public breastfeeding is still frowned upon in public spaces, and Francis’ vocal support of it, in one of the world’s historic religious sites, is the type of endorsement women can capitalize on.
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