Catholic Church believes that abortion is an atrocious act, a grave sin and they have certainly excommunicated many for commiting the act.
However, because it is a Holy Year, a year of Jubilee, the Pope wants to show mercy and allow all priests to forgive any woman with a repentant “contrite heart”.
Pope Francis said that women who have had abortions, “bear in their heart the scar of this agonizing and painful decision” and thus mercy is to be shown during Dec. 8 to Nov. 26.
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This guy is a phony…
He is on the take.
this proves the pope is a nut case , i am sorry to say !!!!!!!!!!!!!
the pope is just a man , he is not god !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mighty big of him sense they are all men
Wow ! This Pope is really out there in lala land !!!
Public opinion between Pro-choice and Pro-life is at it’s turning point. Those that abort their children will be selected against by nature. Darwin’s observations do not counter the churches teachings they promote it by proving that love is the truth the light and the way. The weaker of our species do not know love and so will perish.
Ha ha I thought the same thing lol
Looks like catholics have finally appointed a pope dope. Sad.
He is the false prophet! Read Revelation!
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