Kevin - Especially Eucharistically. It is only at Council of Lateral in 1215 that Penance is named as an official Sacrament of the Church. Baptism was always the primary Sacrament for the forgivenes
"BTW ... unless excused for a serious reason". It is the case now, and always was, that the judgement lies with the person. Only they know how ill they were feeling, whether it was safe to leave sic
Confession in my day was an abomination and a penitential act in itself. It was always a case of guilty until "forgiven" and attendance was kept up by scaring the bejaysus out of young and old alike.
"BTW it is still a mortal sin to miss mass on Sunday or days of obligation, unless excused for a serious reason."
No, custom is an interpreter of law.
In any case, was it wise to label as mortally s
Talking about legal obligation to confess only if you are conscious of mortal sin is not very helpful -- it keeps intact the entire mentality surrounding the confessional -- learning the tricks of the
Sean - I hope the clergy do not take your advice! They need recreation (re-creation); unlike most people they work 6 days a week, get called out at night, deal with life and death issues i.e. PEOPLE
"St Thomas Aquinas held that ‘God is not offended by us except by what we do against our own good’.
This I understand and would think it good that people are reminded of what might not be 'good'
" .. a pastor of a large East End of London parish tells me that he never speaks of sin." Sounds a little bit like most priests I know and this sums up the cause of the problem: there is no sin, there
When a priest to whom I was making a "duty" annual confession told me that the routine was no longer obligatory for those not conscious of grave sin, I researched and found this piece among forum comm
I can't help feeling that the phrase 'intrinsically evil' has a lot to do with the virtual demise of the Saturday night confession queue.
My understanding is that St Thomas Aquinas held that 'God is
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Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012Kevin - Especially Eucharistically. It is only at Council of Lateral in 1215 that Penance is named as an official Sacrament of the Church. Baptism was always the primary Sacrament for the forgivenes
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012"BTW ... unless excused for a serious reason". It is the case now, and always was, that the judgement lies with the person. Only they know how ill they were feeling, whether it was safe to leave sic
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012Confession in my day was an abomination and a penitential act in itself. It was always a case of guilty until "forgiven" and attendance was kept up by scaring the bejaysus out of young and old alike.
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012"BTW it is still a mortal sin to miss mass on Sunday or days of obligation, unless excused for a serious reason." No, custom is an interpreter of law. In any case, was it wise to label as mortally s
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012Talking about legal obligation to confess only if you are conscious of mortal sin is not very helpful -- it keeps intact the entire mentality surrounding the confessional -- learning the tricks of the
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012Sean - I hope the clergy do not take your advice! They need recreation (re-creation); unlike most people they work 6 days a week, get called out at night, deal with life and death issues i.e. PEOPLE
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012"St Thomas Aquinas held that ‘God is not offended by us except by what we do against our own good’. This I understand and would think it good that people are reminded of what might not be 'good'
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012" .. a pastor of a large East End of London parish tells me that he never speaks of sin." Sounds a little bit like most priests I know and this sums up the cause of the problem: there is no sin, there
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012When a priest to whom I was making a "duty" annual confession told me that the routine was no longer obligatory for those not conscious of grave sin, I researched and found this piece among forum comm
Where are the penitents? Trends in Confession: John Cornwell
August 18 2012I can't help feeling that the phrase 'intrinsically evil' has a lot to do with the virtual demise of the Saturday night confession queue. My understanding is that St Thomas Aquinas held that 'God is
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