Pope Francis on Tuesday directed priests across
the world to grant forgiveness to women who
have had abortions.
The pontiff said the women should be granted
absolution during the Jubilee year of Mercy
which starts on December, 8.
The gravity of abortion, according to the church,
is likened to attacking a bishop or desecrating
the Eucharist. Tuesday’s announcement,
however, did not change the belief but sought to
relieve affected women of the burden for the
specific period of the Jubilee year – December
8, 2015, to November 20, 2016.
According to CBS News , the decree was
contained in a letter Pope sent to the head of
Jubilee initiatives, Archibishop Rino Fisichella.
It read, “I think in particular of all the women
who have resorted to abortion. I am well aware
of the pressure that has led them to this
decision. I know that it is an existential and
moral ordeal.
“I have met so many women who bear in their
heart the scar of this agonising and painful
decision.”
The President of the Patristic Institute
Augustinianum in Rome, Fr. Robert Dodaro,
commended the development, describing Francis
as being compassionate.
He said, “I think this is big and very positive
news. Pope Francis is showing enormous
compassion for people in difficult situations. He
has always been very strong on the sacrament of
penance, and he continues to develop what has
been a strong theme in his papacy, which is that
God is always ready to forgive, and we should
not place obstacles in the way.”
CBS News reports that reserved sins carry
automatic excommunication, which means that
the person is banned from all Catholic
sacraments, including the sacrament of penance
(confession).
Church law says that when a woman has an
abortion she and all those who aided her,
including doctors, nurses and spouses, are
automatically excommunicated from the Catholic
Church.
If a woman (or an accomplice) confesses the
abortion, an ordinary priest is not allowed to
grant absolution, but has to ask the local bishop
for permission.
In May, the Vatican took the first step in this
direction, announcing the creation of a special
team of priests for the Jubilee called
“missionaries of mercy,” who would be granted
the faculty to absolve the sin of abortion. But
Tuesday’s announcement goes further, making
the absolution universally available.
www.punchng.com/news/pope-changes-catholic-rule-on-abortion/

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Mischievous title. The Pope only granted priests the permission to absolve women of the sin of abortion. It still remains a sin in the Catholic Church.

That is the summary of your post.

bugzbunny:
Foolish op....... U can't read.. U can't understnd

Mumu direct ur frustration to the source and not me. Thanks