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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Gimme a break!
last call.
Priest always have the right to absolve anyone one who commits the mortal sin of abortion if they are repentent.
Who is he to absolve sins? Only GOD can do that.
No one on earth has the permission too forgive an abortion
The final forgiveness will be given by Jesus Christ himself.
he is no pope, he is more like p**p!
It was only God who can forgive sinners. You have to repent to be forgiven by God. Why should I confess my sin to a sinner like me? Like the priest and the pope.
AMEN to that, yes in did it is only God who can forgive the sinners, not the priest nor the pope.
Priests cannot forgive anyone else’s sin. Only God can do that.. You have the most unreal posts on this sight……