[Salvation]

**In a Message to Priests at Course on "Internal Foru

Hopefully this will get out to the Bishops of the world!

[Salvation]

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Didn't get the entire line there!

In a Message to Priests at Course on "Internal Forum"

[radiohead]

I may no longer be a Catholic and all, but can any practicing Catholic honestly think they can receive Communion while they are in Mortal Sin? It's hard to believe the Pope would even find a reminder necessary.

Perhaps the Baltimore Catechism is no longer taught?

[Just Lori]

That isn't new. Well, since I've been a Catholic anyway. I was born in 19** (nevermind), and it's been that way since I came into the world. If Catholics actually have to be REMINDED of this very basic rule, I guess I have to say I'm concerned....and confused....

[Coleus]

kudos to our pope! My new bishop just banned general absolution services during lent, his first pastoral letter, and right on target. And what is the new bishop doing holy week? One particular night during holy week, he will be at one of the larger churches who violated this canon law that gave general absolution to thousands and the bishop will conduct a penance service showing his priests and flock the right way to conduct and participate in the sacrament of reconciliation.

[P-Marlowe]

Because of this, the Pontiff recalls St. Paul's warning to the Corinthians when he said: "Whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 11:27).

I don't get it. Paul warns us not to take communion in an "unworthy manner". He does not tell us to take it if we are unworthy, as we are all unworthy. It is the manner in which one takes it that brings danger of profanity. It is a warning aimed at the attitude of those who approach the communion table.

BTW, I'm not sure what a "mortal sin" is. What sin can we commit that Jesus did not die to forgive?

[NYer]

John Paul II issued a reminder that no one who is aware of being in a state of mortal sin can go to Communion.

There's the catch! Secularism, combined with poor catechesis and lackluster homiletics, has eroded the catholic's conscience. And, those who still have a conscience, oftentimes don't believe their sins are grave enough to constitute a mortal sin, regardless of what the church teaches. If one priest takes them to task, they'll look for another who agrees with their position or simply stop going to Mass. Heck, they don't believe that missing Mass is a sin either.

Good for the Holy Father! While the MSM reported on his 'frailities', the pope used his hospital stay to carry out his duties as Shepherd to the flock.

[xzins]

Is support for abortion a mortal sin? Euthanasia? Others?

[Logic n' Reason]

The pope never would have said anything if they had not replaced his 9volt battery in the hospital.

One wonders who - below this old figurehead - is really trying to set policy.

Of course, it's more a "tempest in a teapot" as almost no one listens to them anymore.

[madison10]

Guess that leaves out Michael Schiavo.

[todd1]

OK... So what is a mortal sin again? I thought all sins where equal in the eyes of god... except for blasphemy..

[franky]

A real problem for the Church has been and is the lack of the saintly Nuns I had teaching me in bygone years. I attended public schools but we had release time on Wednesday at 2 PM and walked to the Church and went to our classes. Sunday, after the 9 AM Mass we went to class.

We were taught in those days what was sin and that we were to confess all sins and we surely did. To this day I still confess every sin I can think of but when you get to an older age, thank God, your tendency is not to sin as much, at least with me, the grave sins. I think the Church has been to technical in defining sins.

I had the Baltimore Catachism, 1938 version.

[fortunecookie]

It used to be most everyone knew this and abstained out of love and respect until they received the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

[nmh]

I believe the pope has no business playing god. God will not be fooled. Who is he, the pope, to judge a heart?

[nmh]

Maybe the Catholic church will eventually look to the Bible for genuine wisdom. Appearances are deceiving. Look at all those Priests who by day and night to others, appeared to be pious and righteous but behind closed doors molested children. Then some were shipped to Rome to "recover". What did they do then? They returned to the States and molested again all the while appearing recovered, pious and righteous. Now you have the same group desperately trying to judge again by appearance.

In the situation of the molesting Priest, a RIGHTEOUS judgment would have been to submit this male to our laws here and have him punished for his crime and forever more keep him away from children. But still, people and this pope still want you to believe that they can see into a humans heart and based on appearance. How sad. Still deceiving people with such nonsense.

2Cor.5:12

[12] For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

[Grey Ghost II]

Hopefully this will get out to the Bishops of the world!

Especially, Bishop Sean O'Malley; he's been winking his eye at John Kerry and the Paulists ever since his installation Mass.

[Xenalyte]

I'm not even Catholic, and I know you don't take Communion before you confess and do your penance.