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To: Grateful2God; ealgeone

Abortion was considered a reserved sin: one so severe that the penitent needed, with the help of her confessor, to meet with the local bishop to decide upon the issue of absolution in each individual case.

the term "help of her confessor" means that the confessor arranged the meeting and if needed helped to explain the situation to the Bishop. They DID NOT under any circumstance enter the confessional with the penitent.

Also depending on the circumstances in many cases the priest would also speak to the father of the child to see about getting him back into full communion with the church. Depending on if he had prior knowledge of the child and the abortion.

199 posted on 09/02/2015 12:12:18 PM PDT by verga (I might as well be playng chess with pigeons.)

Thank you! I’m sorry I wasn’t clear on that point: thanks also for the added info: Dads are so often excluded...

204 posted on 09/02/2015 12:56:00 PM PDT by Grateful2God (Those who smile like nothing's wrong are fighting a battle you know nothing about. -Thomas More)

...the term "help of her confessor" means that the confessor arranged the meeting and if needed helped to explain the situation to the Bishop.

Really?

259 posted on 09/03/2015 2:06:47 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)

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