From https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2016/11/20/pope-francis-calls-abortion-horrendous-crime-grave-sin/

'Francis also said he has an “allergy to adulators,” insisting he prefers criticism to praise.

“To adulate someone is also to use them for your own purposes, whether hidden or visible, but in order to obtain something for yourself,” he said.

“Critics speak badly of me, and I deserve it, because I’m a sinner,” he said. “That doesn’t worry me.”'