Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a practicing Catholic, said on Tuesday that he was “not surprised” by Pope Francis allowing priests to forgive women who had abortions.
The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis would allow Roman Catholic priests to absolve women who seek forgiveness for an abortion with a “sincere heart.”
In an interview with Fox New’s “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday, Bush said he was “not surprised” by the pope’s decision.
“Look I think we can use a lot of mercy in this world,” Bush said. “I’m not surprised at all, but I hope we also focus on mercy of unborn. I think we need to have a society that protects life from the beginning and end. Mercy should be at the heart of everything you do.”
