Posted on 12/31/2019 3:28:43 AM PST by Kaslin
And always thought the equator was at the Panama Canal. LOL
And I always thought the equator crossed the Panama Canal. LOL
How do you know that it didn't work???
The basic premise of letters of indulgence was that you’d go to the Church, hustle up the priest, pay for the ‘letter’ which would be rubber-stamped in some way, with the date, and then be relieved of all past sins (for that moment). Tomorrow? Brand-new day and potential for more sins, which this stamped ‘letter’ won’t cover. So you’d have to go and purchase another ‘letter’. This whole thing was built around the idea of continual sin requiring fresh new forgiveness of your sins....to resolve your fear of dying and going off to the wrong gate.
The carbon credits business works in the same way....to dissolve your sin of too much carbon...if you bought the credits, you’d feel better and resolve your anxiety and guilt.
At the end of this indulgence letter business....ask yourself, do you have a ‘pocket’ to hold the letter as you depart, and will you have the most current letter in your possession?
The Catholic church cannot err in matters of faith and morals….remember "whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven" the ancient church got into the indulgence business because they were desperate for money....that in and of itself does not take away from their power to forgive sins....maybe the indulgences worked just fine!!
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