Vatican City ? A Vatican cardinal said Wednesday that Roman Catholics shouldn’t contribute to Amnesty International because the group adopted a new policy calling for access to abortion services for women under certain circumstances.

The human rights organization reversed its longtime neutral stance on abortion in April and adopted a policy urging governments to ensure access to abortion services for women in the case of rape, incest or when pregnancy represents a risk to the mother’s life or a grave risk to her health.

Cardinal Renato Martino, who heads the Vatican’s justice and peace department, criticized the policy, saying it represented a betrayal of Amnesty’s goals of ensuring human rights around the world.

In a statement, Amnesty said it had never received any financing from the Vatican or from official Roman Catholic organizations.