Krauthammer: Pope’s ‘Done Something Wonderful’ with Extending Power to Forgive Abortion

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HOST: "Charles?"
KRAUTHAMMER: "I think church is doing outside the the context of American politics. The church is likely a more Venable institution than the United States. I think he's done something wonderful and it's not a radical step. We've already had a year, the year of mercy, in which the pope allowed this to happen, meaning allowed this to be done by priests. Before that it could only be done by bishops and the pope himself to grant orgiveness. The pope is extending that delegation of power as a way to make it easier. I think it is an act of mercy but it showed the lack of vindictiveness of the church in imposing its will but the will remains unchanged. They're rock rib committed to the idea that this is a terrible thing to do and it should not be done. And I think, you know, years from now and decades, people are going to look back on the issue and commend the catholic church for having held its own very unpopularly when there was a sweep and wave of legalizing abortion and to make it like an happen detective me. I think our country is going to come to some accomodation ultimately and we'll thank the church for holding up that end and preventing sort of a radical legalization and radical widespread use of abortion.