Pope Temporarily Makes Repenting For Abortion Easier

New tidbit about Catholicism learned -- abortion results in automatic expulsion from the Church unless you get special forgiveness from a bishop. The other cases where this happens involve religious offenses like apostasy. Not rape or murder generally etc. As I noted here, realize the pope's temporary grace period here won't impress those who think abortion is not sinful. But, treating it as more mundane and yes more understandable matters.