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 wacky, politics is not his game, praising God is his vocation
First thought …… Only God in heaven can forgive. It is idolatry to think any man is able to do such.
Love the way they change the Rules to suit themselves.
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NO one can forgive a sin against anyone but themselves. ONLY YHVH God can forgive sins against Him…and abortion is against God.
He’s the devils spawn!
I am not catholic. But I think that according to the Catholic belief the Pope does have the authority to tell Priests they can during confession give forgiveness for sins. Up until now confessing that you had an abortion would get you excommunicated from the Catholic Church. But even if I did not know that there is a TON of hate in the answers here. Really people what is wrong with you all that everyone hates so much. This Pope seems to be a very caring person. But I am not nor have I ever been a Catholic. It’s not up to me to judge another’s beliefs. Stop the hate.
read your bible… Simple!
That is ridiculous. The pope has no authority to cone aborting children. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has lost his way. Another reason I am not Catholic any more.
He is such an idiot