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To: Mark17

I’m curious as to how many times they on average for all catholics have to be reborn???


908 posted on 07/07/2015 3:42:32 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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I’m curious as to how many times they on average for all catholics have to be reborn???

I was a catholic, and even I don't know exactly how to answer that question, but I will try. I had never heard of anything about being born from above, like in John 3. All I was ever told, was that it was much less serious to commit venial sins, I was told not to commit any mortal sins, though no one ever told me exactly what mortal or venial sins were. If I committed a mortal sin, I would lose my salvation. As I recall, the only ways to get salvation back, were to go sit in the little box and tell the priest my sins, or make a perfect act of contrition, but no one told me what that meant either. So, I guess you could say they had to be "reborn" an unlimited number of times, by going to confession. After awhile, I realized I was powerless to stop committing mortal sins, so I just gave it all up. 😇 I hope that helps.

909 posted on 07/07/2015 4:12:03 PM PDT by Mark17 (Thy goodness faileth never. Good shepherd may I sing thy praise, within thy house forever. Amen)
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