The BBC, Pope Francis, and indulgences

[BartholomewB]

The BBC, surprisingly, has taken it upon itself to explain to the world at large what indulgences are.

Pope Francis grants indulgences for Dublin participants

Pope Francis' visit to Ireland in August will be the first papal visit to the country for 40 years.

www.bbc.com

 

[michaelArc]

…And I’m looking outside to see if I can see pigs flying.

 

[Nelka]

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[Tis_Bearself]

Oh yeah, “very few” Catholics take it seriously…that’s obviously why the New York Times ran a whole article about how indulgence practice is bringing people back to the Church.

BBC are a bunch of atheist eejits. At least the NYT has to contend with the fact that a big segment of their local reader base are Catholic and that St. Patrick’s and its Cardinal are a force to be reckoned with.

For Catholics, a Door to Absolution Is Reopened (Published 2009)

Indulgences are available at several churches in New York City, where many have never heard of them outside history class.

www.nytimes.com

Indulgence practice certainly helped me to increase my Catholic practice, and I could point to whole groups of people I have seen on the Internet raving about Susan Tassone, the author who writes books on praying for the deceased and getting indulgences, or just being so happy they can get an indulgence for their father who died.