Catholics and Lutherans to worship together at Reformation anniversary

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Lormar said:
I’m going to insert my question here in this thread, and I hope no one minds.

A Catholic woman in her sixties told me that in danger of death I could call a Lutheran minister for confession and it would be as effective as any Catholic priest. I was shocked to hear this. How could that be since the Church does not recognize Lutheran ministers as anything other than laymen?
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She must be confusing Orthodox for lutheran
 
Lormar said:
I’m going to insert my question here in this thread, and I hope no one minds.

A Catholic woman in her sixties told me that in danger of death I could call a Lutheran minister for confession and it would be as effective as any Catholic priest. I was shocked to hear this. How could that be since the Church does not recognize Lutheran ministers as anything other than laymen?
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I am not sure about this.
 
7_Sorrows said:
I am not sure about this.
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I never heard of that in all of my years as a Catholic. I don’t believe it is in any Catechism anywhere. But, I don’t know everything; that’s why I came here and asked in case there was a chance that it is true.
 
JustaServant said:
Amazing the effects the word ‘mercy’ has on different people.
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Well, let’s not blame the word mercy for that, eh? What does mercy have to do with it? 😉

I love this - on board with the gesture. Though I have just seen it - reading it all now.

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Have Lutherans decided to do away with their statement that the Papacy is Anti-Christ?
 
JonNC said:
Have Catholics decided to do away with their statement that being in communion with the Bishop of Rome is necessary for salvation?

Jon
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Course not. That would go against Holy Scripture. Matthew 16:18.
 
LordHaveMercy said:
Wow. Only on judgement day will we see how many people went to hell for the Protestant rebellion, and there are Catholics who have the nerve to celebrate it?
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The pope will be commemorating it. As will the Holy See.

en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/11/15/catholics,_lutherans_preparing_joint_reformation_anniversary/1187072

Perhaps you have not read From Conflict to Communion, on the years long preparation which has been underway for precisely this anniversary. You will find this document under the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, which is a dicastery of the Holy See.

vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/lutheran-fed-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_2013_dal-conflitto-alla-comunione_en.html
 
Don_Ruggero said:
The pope will be commemorating it. As will the Holy See.

en.radiovaticana.va/news/2015/11/15/catholics,_lutherans_preparing_joint_reformation_anniversary/1187072

Perhaps you have not read From Conflict to Communion, on the years long preparation which has been underway for precisely this anniversary. You will find this document under the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, which is a dicastery of the Holy See.

vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/lutheran-fed-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_2013_dal-conflitto-alla-comunione_en.html
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Yes I had seen that, disheartening to say the least, but what people like you and I can do is can pray that they will reconsider their participation, and we can pray for those who may be spiritually harmed by the confusion that such an event causes.
 
Casilda said:
A true follower of Christ wishes hell for no one. Yes, Lord have mercy. You should really change your user name :rolleyes:
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There is a difference between wishing hell one someone (which no good Christian does) and being realistic and listening to sacred scripture…

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13-14
 
Lormar said:
I’m going to insert my question here in this thread, and I hope no one minds.

A Catholic woman in her sixties told me that in danger of death I could call a Lutheran minister for confession and it would be as effective as any Catholic priest. I was shocked to hear this. How could that be since the Church does not recognize Lutheran ministers as anything other than laymen?
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She was not correct. This is covered in Canon 844, which specifies that you would not be able to receive the sacraments of reconciliation, anointing and Eucharist from a Lutheran minister.

It will tell you, however, that you could receive them from an Orthodox priest or anyone the Holy See has determined is in the same category as the Orthodox. And it provides you the circumstances in which you may do so.

This canon also permits me, as a Catholic priest, to administer the three sacraments I just named to a Lutheran provided s/he is in danger of death, a Lutheran minister is unavailable, and s/he manifests a Catholic faith in those sacraments.

You may read the canon for yourself at: vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P2T.HTM

Beyond that we do not regard Lutheran ministers as only laymen. We recognize Lutheran ministers as being Lutheran ministers. You may read more about that under chapter 4 of From Conflict to Communion, here: vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P2T.HTM
 
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