Word: sin
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feeling as if they committed a sin...
When an ordinary Catholic enumerates his sins in the sacrament of penance, he must be specific--about how often he committed an offense, against whom, with what premeditation. He must declare his remorse and a determination not to commit the sin again. He must, if possible, make restitution to the injured. Only then may forgiveness and absolution come. It is not enough to say, "Bless me, Father. Mistakes were made...
...Reverend Camden pontificates about the quick passage of time and subsequent loss of innocence. After finding a case of little Ruthie's roofies in her bedroom closet, the rev calls a family meeting to reiterate the fact that recreational drug use is a sin against...
...church itself above sin? That question forms the theological fulcrum of conflict within the Catholic Church over the mass of penitence to be delivered Sunday by Pope John Paul...
...document challenges many of the practices of the church in the New World, by criticizing forced conversions and stressing the need to bring converts to Catholicism by the example of "living in a Christ-like way" rather than proselytizing. And it seeks forgiveness for "Catholic solidarity in the sin of division" among Christians, referring to the Vatican's conflicts with Protestant and Orthodox denominations, binding Catholics to find ways of overcoming such divisions...