Will I have to confess abortion again?

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This is very uncomfortable for me to talk about but I am troubled today over something that I heard. I came into the Catholic Church about a year and a half ago, and like everyone else I had my first confession before entering. I confessed to as many sins that I could recall from over the years. Sadly, I had to confess to funding an abortion many years ago. I received absolution and felt great about my new spritual life. However, recently I have heard that a preist needs a special dispensation to forgive sins related to abortions. Is this right, and how do I know if this preist had such a dispostion. I hate to relive the whole horrible matter again, but I do want to make sure that the confession and absolution was valid. Thanks for any help that you can give me inthis matter.
 
Hi,

All priests in the United States have been given the authority to absolve the sin of abortion.
If you live in another country, phone your diocese and ask if this is true in that country also.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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