church extends authority to absolve sin of abortion for papal visit.
the vatican has given authority to priests who are in madrid during the popes visit there to give absolution to women who confess to having had an abortion - and has empowered priests to lift excommunications for such women.. typically, only certain priests have the power to grant absolution for the sin of abortion and to lift excommunications that have resulted from terminated pregnancies, according to a vatican spokesman.. .
all the priests that are administering the sacrament of confession during world youth day have the general authority to give absolution from the penalty of excommunication for abortion if someone comes to confession... if someone has this need, vatican spokesman rev.
In Catholicism, with repentance and confession, grave sins are forgiven. This is nothing new.
Church Extends Authority to Absolve Sin of Abortion for Papal Visit
The headline is misleading. This is not an extension of authority. It is a reiteration.
The media never reports news regarding Catholicism accurately.
If someone is repentant for committing an abortion, they can go to their bishop, or their priest, and receive absolution.
st. augustine is very important to christianity.
he was bishop of hippo in north africa.
his family was of the nobility so he was well-educated and had a christian mother.
I didn't mean it that way, BOTR.
how many christians?.
how many jehovah's witnesses?.
what do you all think of it?.
how many christians?.
how many jehovah's witnesses?.
what do you all think of it?.
Yeah, let's see you say that when they come out with "The Princess and Montezuma's Revenge"... and it turns out that she gets a taco stand and sells red chili burritos, dear botch.
I could really care less. Seriously. Tempest in a teapot. Mountain out of molehill. Etc.
the bible provides context for understanding the complete picture of the evolution of morality.
the old testaments ten commandments are a good starting place not because of their moral superiority, but because of their historical relevance.. .
take the bibles commandment of "thou shall not murder" for example.
Morals are laws or codes that are a way for social creatures to operate together successfully. In a sense, they are as "baked into the cake" as the laws of physics.
st. augustine is very important to christianity.
he was bishop of hippo in north africa.
his family was of the nobility so he was well-educated and had a christian mother.
Here are a couple of summaries, I haven't read them, but google is my friend.
http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/confessionsaug/summary.html
st. augustine is very important to christianity.
he was bishop of hippo in north africa.
his family was of the nobility so he was well-educated and had a christian mother.
St. Augustine's Confessions is the best place to get info on his life. It is widely considered to be the earliest autobiographical work ever written.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_(St._Augustine)
You can buy the book, or read/download it online for free.
http://www.ccel.org/a/augustine/confessions/confessions.html
this guy enjoys his fun time!.
Looks like he is playing golf today
Aides said Obama would mix his official duties with rounds of golf, and activities with his family, but by lunch time he had not ventured off the property, which is surrounded by woodland and fields where cows graze.
this guy enjoys his fun time!.
Vacation? I thought he was rolling around the country in one of these
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/08/obama-bus-canada.html
They are calling it a bus tour but it looks more like something Vader would tool around in, or a funeral procession for the death of the country.
here is mine- a 1947 chrysler windsor club coupe.
i overhauled the engine under a big oak tree- push button starter- flat head 6cyl engine- a carry over from ww2 technology.
a real tube radio, which after i fixed, could pick up am stations over 500 miles away- seats like an over stuffed sofa.
1987 Pontiac Firebird was my first. Mine was a navy blue/silver two tone.
And later a 1989 Toyota Supra--this baby could boogie and had T-tops.
