Simony?

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Does this qualify as simony, or not? Thanks in advance for everyone’s answers 🙂
 
Vico said:
It is an offering for the good of the Church made for the celebration of a mass, it is not compensation made to the priest. See the canon law on this here:

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Can. 947 Even the semblance of trafficking or trading is to be entirely excluded from Mass offerings.
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There is certainly a semblance of selling Masses on this site. I have received appeals from missionary orders with similar (much dearer) “price lists” for Masses – prices, mind you, not recommended donations.

Would it not be much better to say, “Thank you for your donation, we will celebrate a Mass for you or your intention (fill out box below)”?
 
The Missionaries of Africa state it well I think:
Mass Offering
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Dear Friend,
All of our missionaries are Roman Catholic priests. While these men live and work among the poor in some of the most remote corners of the world, each of them is willing to serve the spiritual needs of others as well.
In their daily prayer life, our missionaries gladly remember the needs and intentions of individuals like you - men and women who have written to us asking for prayer.
If you would like to have one of our missionaries remember someone in a Mass for a specific intention, please complete the form below and send it to us electronically. We would kindly suggest $10 per Mass requested.
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didymus said:
There is certainly a semblance of selling Masses on this site. I have received appeals from missionary orders with similar (much dearer) “price lists” for Masses – prices, mind you, not recommended donations.

Would it not be much better to say, “Thank you for your donation, we will celebrate a Mass for you or your intention (fill out box below)”?
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It is very clear that it is an offering from the page from which one gets to the donation dialog:

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Through your Mass Offering, you bring God’s compassion and love to your loved ones, but also hope to those who celebrate the Mass in Communion with the Saints. Rest assured that your Mass Stipend will be sent — in full — to a priest who will celebrate a Mass for your intentions."

churchinneed.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MO_Mass_Offerings_Main
 
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