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Something has gone terribly wrong when people who profess to be Christians, actually believe that a man has the power to forgive sins. In this case it is worse yet. The man who they have embraced with this policy gives other men the power to do the same. How can a church that is supposed to represent Jesus Christ, make up new rules that contradict scripture?
 
 
November 21 - Pope extends power to forgive abortion to all priests

Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days

Pope Francis on Monday extended indefinitely to all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops or special confessors.  Francis, who has made a more inclusive and forgiving Roman Catholic Church a characteristic of his papacy, made the announcement in a document known as an "apostolic letter" after Sunday's close of the Church's "Holy Year of Mercy".
 
Francis had already temporarily granted the power to all priests to give what is known as "sacramental absolution" for abortion during the Holy Year, from Dec. 8 to Nov. 20, but the solemn tone of his words in Monday's letter suggested that change would last for at least the rest of his papacy.
 

"I henceforth grant to all priests, in virtue of their ministry, the faculty to absolve those who have committed the sin of procured abortion. The provision I had made in this regard, limited to the duration of the Extraordinary Holy Year, is hereby extended ...," he said.
 

 

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