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Jen7
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Well it seems like a mighty generous definition of “danger” to me… but I appreciate learning it…!
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runningdude
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My old priest would ask families who had funerals scheduled if he could bury their loved one with soiled hosts. I do not believe is was every turned down!
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Jen7
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Woah!! I’d love to be buried with Jesus! I wonder why he had so many soiled Hosts, though?
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Phemie
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Fr. I agree that his wasn’t the way to do things. But one of the reasons he had nobody, was that he made confession seem unnecessary. When he reiterated, almost weekly, how much God loves us and forgives us everything, but never once mentioned the need for repentance and confession, he made it seem like that sacrament had fallen by the wayside and was an old fashioned thing.
On the other hand, the Pastor who reinstated scheduled confession, made a point of stressing the importance of the sacrament.
We had about 15 years of Advent and Lent Penitential services with General Absolution. The church was full for those. Then, after an ad limina visit, our Bishop ordered that General Absolution not be used at those services.
The next service once again saw a full church, but, once they were told they had to go to private confession to get absolution, attendance dropped off sharply. Today a Penitential Service might draw a dozen or so from a parish of 1500. And perish the thought that the examination of conscience at one of those services actually mention sins against the 10 commandments, rather than ask touchy-feely questions about respecting the environment and wasting natural resources.
On the other hand, the Pastor who reinstated scheduled confession, made a point of stressing the importance of the sacrament.
We had about 15 years of Advent and Lent Penitential services with General Absolution. The church was full for those. Then, after an ad limina visit, our Bishop ordered that General Absolution not be used at those services.
The next service once again saw a full church, but, once they were told they had to go to private confession to get absolution, attendance dropped off sharply. Today a Penitential Service might draw a dozen or so from a parish of 1500. And perish the thought that the examination of conscience at one of those services actually mention sins against the 10 commandments, rather than ask touchy-feely questions about respecting the environment and wasting natural resources.
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Gorgias
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LOL!Well it seems like a mighty generous definition of “danger” to me… but I appreciate learning it…!
Yeah, kinda!
But, think of it this way: it’s a particular turn of phrase in canon law, and it takes on a meaning all its own. It’s a whole lot easier to write “periculum mortis” than “if there’s the proximate danger of death from a particular cause”, over and over again!
Wait… what??? That’s not what’s supposed to happen!!!My old priest would ask families who had funerals scheduled if he could bury their loved one with soiled hosts. I do not believe is was every turned down!
Are you sure it wasn’t “soiled altar linens” or such?
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1cthlctrth
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If you want to identify the closest churches to you that offer the Sacrament of Confession, here is a link to a website in which you can view thousands of Catholic Church bulletins in the United States:
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