Murderers get a free pass next year.
Wait, the Pope can forgive sin? The Pope can confer the ability to forgive sin to others? Huh, I guess then Christ died for nothing because a man can forgive the sins of another man. Who knew?
This is why “atheist Bill Maher” is on the pope’s “side” and Catholic Santorum is not.
Whatever is he thinking. Abortion is a well thought out decision. It's murder.
Dude. Where’s the (SATIRE) tag?
FR guidelines require you to post (SATIRE) in the headline of obvious sarcastic and satirical articles.
“Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church’s upcoming Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions, in the Argentine pontiff’s latest move towards a more open and inclusive church. “
Only God can forgive sins .
Forgiveness? Under whose authority? He has no more authority to forgive sins than do I.
This man is really bad. If I were RC I’d leave the church...heading the same way the Episcopal church went.
Wow! That’s going to be some mighty “holy” year.
No sin is unforgiveable if one turns to Jesus and asks with repentance. That’s Christianity 101.
While I think this will only encourage more abortions, I cannot get past John 20:23
OTOH, I know several women who have had abortions, have sought forgiveness and have had their sin forgiven through penance. They have ALL become solid pro-life advocates (protesting in front of clinics, appearing on talk shows to talk about the evils of abortion, etc)
You shoplifted a candy bar your penance is to say three Our Fathers. You killed your baby say three Our Fathers.
[Pope Francis will give all priests discretion during the Roman Catholic Church’s upcoming Holy Year to formally forgive women who have had abortions]
This is an act of futility. GOD has already forgiven those who repent for abortion. HE doesn’t even remember what they did.
God forgives and forgets our sin. Isaiah 43:25 says, “I, even I, am HE who blots out your transgressions, for MT OWN sake, and remembers your sins no more
It is sinful to bring back forgiven transgressions.
Priests do not forgive sin, God does. Forgiveness is between God and the penitent. Priests can and always could give absolution to those who committed any sin as long as the penitent shows true remorse, asks for God's forgiveness, and agree to mend their ways and try to sin no more.
interesting...
I wasn’t aware there was ANY sin practically that God wouldn’t forgive.
So... basically... what this is stating is that prior to this decision.. if a woman who had an abortion and felt horrible about it and sought forgiveness for the evil thing she had done... she was DENIED forgiveness by the catholic church???
I can’t imagine such a thing!
Hey at least abortion is still considered a sin. I’ll give him that.
No priest forgives any sin. Only the one offended - God - can forgive.
Where in the hell did they dig up this commie moron?
In response to recent revelations that abortion providers are delivering live babies and then killing them, and selling their organs, the pope gave all priests power to absolve women who had an abortion.
No word on whether the pope has declared killing a just-born baby murder.