Did you know Padre Pio once refused absolution to a woman who confessed abortion? This account was preserved by Dónal Enright, an Irish friend of Padre Pio, who often helped guide penitents in San Giovanni Rotondo. 🔹 The woman admitted her abortion but was shocked when Padre Pio told her: “You are not truly sorry for your sin.” 🔹 She thought the heavy guilt she carried was the same as contrition—but Padre Pio knew otherwise. True contrition is not just guilt or regret, but being sincerely sorr

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