In Catholicism, a priest can forgive anyone a sin. They must atone for that sin and in the case of murder, must turn themselves into the police.
I respect the Catholic Church (usually), but I am not a Catholic. So I don't quite understand this. So two questions, please, for the FR Catholics out there.
If any priest can forgive a sin, why did the Pope make an allowance for abortion this Holy Year? Didn't all priests already have that ability?
And two, what is the situation if a sin is not forgiven by a priest?