[PGR88]

I always thought the mortal sin of abortion could be forgiven in the confessional. I did not know it couldn’t be until now.

Certainly, the Catholic Church has always preached that forgiveness is available to women (and men) involved in abortion. How is this a change?

[PaulZe]

I don’t want to go into too much detail....but technically it was a reserved sin that only a bishop can forgive. But over the years its been ignored and priests just did it anyway

[daniel1212]

Certainly, the Catholic Church has always preached that forgiveness is available to women (and men) involved in abortion. How is this a change?

See above posts (daniel1212) by the grace of God. Some Catholics do not know (or care) what Scripture says, and some are even ignorant of what their (heretical ) church teaches.