This morning, Pope Francis released a document indefinitely extending the power of priests to forgive the sin of abortion. The pope initially granted this power one year ago at the start of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy, which ended yesterday. Some outlets have twisted this news to imply that, with Pope Francis’s decision, the sinfulness of abortion has somehow lessened.

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