how can you say that with certainty?
these threads drive me crazy
Didn’t Jesus, who died for mans sin nature, give his church the authority to rule on these things? That what I believe.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
1449 The formula of absolution used in the Latin Church expresses the essential elements of this sacrament: the Father of mercies is the source of all forgiveness. He effects the reconciliation of sinners through the Passover of his Son and the gift of his Spirit, through the prayer and ministry of the Church:
God, the Father of mercies, |