![]() ![]() Pius X was founded by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre in 1970 to form priests, as a response to what he described as errors that had crept into the Church following the Second Vatican Council. “For the pastoral benefit of these faithful, and trusting in the good will of their priests to strive with God’s help for the recovery of full communion in the Catholic Church, I have personally decided to extend this faculty beyond the Jubilee Year, until further provisions are made, lest anyone ever be deprived of the sacramental sign of reconciliation through the Church’s pardon.” He noted how during the Jubilee, he allowed “that those faithful who, for various reasons, attend churches officiated by the priests of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, can validly and licitly receive the sacramental absolution of their sins.” ![]() ![]() In his new apostolic letter, Pope Francis also extended his decree allowing SSPX priests to hear valid confessions. However, the Pope’s new provisions take it to a universal level. In the U.S., the faculty to absolve abortion has already been delegated to all priests. Because of this excommunication, the sin of abortion can normally only be absolved by a bishop, or certain priests appointed by him.įor specific occasions such as Advent or Lent, some bishops extend this faculty to all priests within their diocese. 1, 2015, in which he also granted SSPX priests the faculty to forgive sins in confession.Ī woman who obtains an abortion automatically incurs a "latae sententiae" excommunication, along with those who assisted her in the process. The Pope had initially declared that all priests could forgive the sin of abortion in a set of pastoral guidelines for the Jubilee issues Sept. “May every priest, therefore, be a guide, support and comfort to penitents on this journey of special reconciliation.” Pope Francis firmly stressed that “abortion is a grave sin, since it puts an end to an innocent life,” but insisted that “there is no sin that God’s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father.” The provision made for the duration of the Extraordinary Holy Year “is hereby extended, notwithstanding anything to the contrary.” “Given this need, lest any obstacle arise between the request for reconciliation and God’s forgiveness, 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 letter read. In the letter, Pope Francis said that “the Sacrament of Reconciliation must regain its central place in the Christian life.” 20 during Mass for the close of the Jubilee of Mercy. ![]() 21, the letter was signed by the Pope Nov. The Pope announced his decision in his new Apostolic Letter “Misericordia et Misera,” meaning “Mercy with Misery.” Published Nov. In addition, he has indefinitely extended the mandate of the Missionaries of Mercy and has decided to institute the World Day for the Poor, which will take place each year on the Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. He is allowing all priests to absolve the sin of abortion from here on out, while SSPX priests will be able to continue hearing confessions validly. Although the Jubilee of Mercy has ended, Pope Francis has decided that some of the novelties he applied to the Church during the Holy Year will continue. ![]()
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