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To: gscc
Just asking - can one still obtain indulgences to this day from the RC Church?

Of course. You don't "buy" them, though. (Saying you get them "from the church" is a bit misleading. It's not like you get a certificate from the Vatican or anything.)

I received one the other day (which I gave to my deceased father, or any other of my deceased relatives who might need it) by (1) going to confession; (2) receiving Holy Communion; (3) saying an Our Father and a Hail Mary for the intentions of the Pope; and (4) the actual indulgenced act itself, which was saying the rosary with my family.

Total monetary cost: $0, unless you count the gasoline to get to church. Total spiritual benefits for all parties involved: priceless.

63 posted on 11/29/2005 1:59:23 PM PST by Campion ("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
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To: Campion

And where in Scripture do I find out how to obtain these frequent flyer miles?


66 posted on 11/29/2005 2:31:52 PM PST by gscc
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