Why Cecilia Bartoli said no to the Pope

Do we need any more reasons to admire La Ceci? 

Of course not, but here's another. Bartoli tells Martina Kaden of B.Z. what happened when she received an invitation anyRoman Catholic would dream of, to sing at the Vatican:

"I was asked for my opinion on abortion. I didn't want to say anything, because the question is simply too private. The concert was called off".