Hot Tea: Pope Francis Oks Catholic Priests Forgiveness of Abortion

As part of moves to make The Church more open and inclusive, Pope Francis has granted all Catholic Priests the right to forgive women who have had abortion(s). He will give the priests the discretion during the Roman Catholic Church's upcoming Holy Year.

His decision was revealed in a letter published by the Vatican. There, Pope Francis described the 'existential and moral ideal' faced by women who have terminated pregnancies.

He said priests should use words of genuine welcome but ensure those involved were aware of the gravity of the sin committed.

In the Catholic Church, abortion is a grave sin that those who perform it incur an automatic excommunication. It can only be forgiven by the chief confessor i.e Archbishop of the diocese.

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Hot Tea: Hackers of Ashley Madison "Dating Site for Cheating Spouses" release members' data

Reports say 10 gigabytes of data stolen by hackers of Ashley Madison site may have been released. The data was stolen last month by hackers with the name Impact Team. They threatened to reveal the data unless the match making site for married people was taken down. According to reports, the hackers managed to steal the real names and addresses of the site's users, including those who had previously paid to delete their accounts.

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