Pope Francis’ Sept. 1 announcement that priests worldwide will be able to absolve the sin of abortion will have little effect on pastoral practices in the U.S., where most priests already have such authority in the sacrament of reconciliation.
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Pope Will Allow Priests to Forgive Sin of Abortion
In an extraordinary gesture for the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has extended to priests worldwide the authority to absolve women for the sin of abortion.
Consenting to the Unconscionable
In recent years, scientists have come to rely on freshly obtained human tissue specimens for research and experimentation. Sometimes these tissues and organs can be obtained after routine surgeries like gall bladder removal from adults or foreskin removal during the circumcision of newborns. The use of such tissues and organs can be morally acceptable if the patient (or parents) provide informed consent. The use of cells and tissues from fetuses can also be morally acceptable when those cells are obtained from a natural miscarriage, and the parents provide consent. This would be equivalent to consenting to an organ donation from their deceased child.
Disability Diagnosis Used as Grounds for Abortion in UK
The practice of killing the patient as a way to eliminate a disease is one way to describe aborting unborn babies who have been diagnosed with disabilities.
Planned Parenthood and The Invisible Children
By now you have probably seen, or at least heard about, the videotapes on which Planned Parenthood officials speak bluntly about trafficking in the organs and tissues of aborted babies.
Cardinal Urges US Senators: Defund Planned Parenthood
Cardinal O’Malley urged senators to take the federal money that goes to Planned Parenthood and instead fund women’s health care providers that do not promote abortion.
Gov. Walker Bans Late-Term Abortions
Governor Walker signed a bill into law that would prohibit all Wisconsin abortions at or beyond the 20-week gestation mark.
Lifeless Conversation
The comments from Dr. Deborah Nucatola of Planned Parenthood concerning the obtaining of fetal tissue from abortions have served as a wake-up call to many Americans. Abortion is murder, period. It is a horrific act that harms both mother and child, as well as the father of the child and society in general. The casual […]
Number of Abortions Shows Sharp Decline
An AP survey has revealed that the number of abortions in the U.S. has gone down by 12 percent since 2010.
Knights of Columbus Receive Notre Dame’s Pro-Life Medal
Praised for their “heroic and tireless efforts” to affirm a culture of life, the Knights of Columbus received Notre Dame’s Evangelium Vitae Medal.
