Uganda: Pope Declares Abortion Forgiveness Universal

3 September 2015

Kampala — Ugandans have approved of Pope Francis announcement that priests should be allowed to forgive women who have aborted.

In a letter published online on Tuesday, the Pope expressed sympathy with women who have had abortions calling their decision agonising and painful.

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