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[disneydream06]

Oh how so generous of the guy in the robes.....

Pope Francis extends Catholic priests' right to forgive abortion

By Tim Hume and Cristiana Moisescu, CNN


http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/21/europe/pope-francis-absolve-abortion/index.html?via=newsletter&source=CSAMedition

Comments

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

yes, SO generous but at least it was up for discussion

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Tiny start I guess.
But they saying the woman is bad and needs to be forgiven. :o

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

true and personally I think that is awful.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I always wonder how these things would work if it was the guy that got pregnant. :o

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

haha there would be 1 kid only in every family!!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Abortions would be legal and free every where. UGH..........

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

yeah probably

[seaivy.livejournal.com]

it is important!

for a woman - any woman - to end a pregnancy is a heavy decision - even more for a catholic woman

a very necessary decision - but to know this necessity now cuts you off from your community - the community that you have grown up with - the parish where you made your sacraments

to be one again you had to go to the bishop - no, too overwhelming!!!

now a friendly understanding priest can restore that relationship

these are things a non-catholic may not be understand - but if one has been part of the group one can understand

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I just think it's terrible that they think they have to "forgive" a woman.

[seaivy.livejournal.com]

IF you are a catholic and accept that abortion is sin - and many catholic women who practice birth control do not accept abortion
then a woman of that belief does feel she had sinned and must be forgiven
to confess the sin is to be assured of god's forgiveness - it is god who forgives not the priest

lifting the ban of excommunication is entirely different - excommunication is something of man not god - man says you are not a part of our group any more ( you have lost your club membership) - so someone representing the group has to say - ok you're back in

this is important to believers -
it has little meaning of you don't believe

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Well, like I tell people, I am barely Lutheran, I could never be Catholic. :o

[polvodestrella.livejournal.com]

*eyerolls*

Oh, well. At least is something. So glad I'm not catholic anymore, after attending a nuns school for 14 years I ended up really tired of this shit.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

It is a small start, but they need to change the thought pattern that women need to be forgiven. :o

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

He made a point of emphasizing it's still a mortal sin ...

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

You are excused for being a horrible sinner. :p

[seaivy.livejournal.com]

every group has a right to make its own rules
as long as they don't try to impose their rules on others

if catholics want to consider abortion a sin that is their right
what a woman who is catholic and has an abortion wants to do is up to her
but Pope Frank has made life easier for catholic women

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

That's quite a big step for the Catholic church, though.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I will give them that. :)

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

My oh my, this is a slight game changer for them isn't it? But not far enough. They need to accept the LBGT community as well.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I guess we shall continue to pull them kicking and screaming into the 20th Century. :o

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