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To: machenation
The following is based on the rules of the Roman Catholic Church, in particular the sacrament of confession. He is still a Catholic, however, it is questionable that he is a Catholic in good standing.

That requires going to confession once a year. He may or may not do that. However, unless he confesses abortion in the confessional, his confessions are invalid.

It is unlikely that his confessions are valid (because not confessing or repenting of abortion in such a serious sin...)

If one ignores the grace of repentance, then woe be to that soul.

We cannot judge his soul. We only know that he does not repent of a serious sin -- abortion.

Abortion, by Old Testament standards, is murder. Jesus never had reason to speak on this subject.

According to Jewish Law, only the following is buried in a Jewish graveyard (which is a very sacred place in that religion) -- unborn babies, people, and books from the Torah (holy books). [Source on this is Dr. Paul Schenck, who was raised Jewish, and is fluent in Aramaic and Greek).

26 posted on 05/25/2008 2:09:28 AM PDT by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: topher

I’m not sure what his standing would be in the Catholic Church - maybe some freepers could shed more light. He is divorced, and remarried outside the church. I know when the Pope was here recently, he did not take communion while Kerry did. I don’t think he has much of a relationship with the Cardinal in Boston, so I wonder how they will handle his death.


30 posted on 05/25/2008 5:16:36 PM PDT by Andy'smom
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To: topher

drivel.


48 posted on 05/27/2008 5:43:32 PM PDT by machenation ("it can't happen here" Frank Zappa)
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