Does this piece of canon law mean that adultery is unforgiveable? Or does that mean ongoing adultery only?Can. 977 The absolution of an accomplice in a sin against the sixth commandment of the Decalogue is invalid except in danger of death.
Adultery can yes be repented of and *absolved *in confession.Here is Canon 977 of the Code of Canon Law.
Does this piece of canon law mean that adultery is unforgiveable? Or does that mean ongoing adultery only?
I agree; in general there is no sin that God cannot forgive.Adultery can yes be repented of and *absolved *in confession.
Such is not referring per se to adultery - but to a sin against chastity committed with a Priest…the Priest cannot commit the sin and the absolve the person he committed it with!
That along with the canon about not being able to enter into a valid marriage with a person that you killed your spouse for (so you could marry them…) - is one of those canons that take into account rather extraordinary situations.
Not even in general. There is NO sin that God cannot forgive. There are plenty of sins people won’t let God forgive, but there is no limit at all to God’s forgiveness. The “Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit,” which is said to be unforgivable is final un-repentance, the decision to die without asking for forgiveness.I agree; in general there is no sin that God cannot forgive.
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This is one of the things I love about the Church. It literally thinks of everything.That along with the canon about not being able to enter into a valid marriage with a person that you killed your spouse for (so you could marry them…) - is one of those canons that take into account rather extraordinary situations.