Pope Benedict XVI (Philip Chidell / Shutterstock.com)
“The Catholic community must offer support to those women who may find it difficult to accept a child, above all when they are isolated from their family and friends. Likewise, the community should be open to welcome back all who repent of having participated in the grave sin of abortion, and should guide them with pastoral charity to accept the grace of forgiveness, the need for penance, and the joy of entering once more into the new life of Christ.” (Pope Benedict XVI, Ad Limina Address to the Bishops of Keyna, November 19, 2007)
