Busy Philipps Reveals She Turned To The Pope For Help After Having An Abortion At Age 15
It’s been a hectic few weeks for Busy Philipps, who recently announced she would be publishing her upcoming memoir This Will Only Hurt a Little.
The Cougar Town actress’s biography is filled with explosive revelations, including her abortion at the young age of 15. And according to Page Six, Philipps turned to none other than the Pope for help after experiencing the traumatic event.
In the book, the 39-year-old writes that after becoming pregnant with her first boyfriend’s child and having a termination, she was able to move past it after speaking to Pope John Paul II. Following her abortion, the Dawson’s Creek star went on a school trip to the Vatican in Rome, Italy, and spoke to the leader of the Catholic Church. She revealed she felt reassured after he spoke to her in Italian and made the sign of the cross.
“I never told this story publicly… I haven’t even told people I’m very close with.”
