[terycarl]

The response is, is it true that water and a blessing can wash away the sins committed by a man? Nope. That's wrong too.

oh, good...you get to make your own rules....I thought that Baptism freed us from original sin and that the Sacrament of penance freed us from our mortal and venial sins....now you tell me that I'm wrong....oh well, I tried.

[ealgeone]

>The response is, is it true that water and a blessing can wash away the sins committed by a man? Nope. That's wrong too.<

oh, good...you get to make your own rules....I thought that Baptism freed us from original sin and that the Sacrament of penance freed us from our mortal and venial sins....now you tell me that I'm wrong....oh well, I tried.

The shed blood of Christ is what washes away the sins...all sins. Big ones and little ones. Penance does nothing for us. Baptism is an outward sign of that cleansing. Without repentance and faith in Christ, baptism just means you are a wet sinner.