Pennsylvania grand jury on a Catholic priest

Pennsylvania grand jury on a Catholic priest Dec 3, 2020 12:39:10 GMT

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Post by rizdek on Dec 3, 2020 12:39:10 GMT

Dec 3, 2020 9:35:31 GMT The Lost One said:

Dec 3, 2020 1:25:53 GMT rizdek said:

But clearly the Christian doctrine teaches both that any sin, no matter how innocuous it seems to us humans, is just as bad as the most heinous vile sin as far as God is concerned

I don't think that follows. Just because all sins are forgivable, doesn't mean they're equally forgivable.

I understand there are stories of guards who tormented people in German concentration camps are thought to have "genuinely repented" and were presumed to have been redeemed.

But is that so unreasonable? Consider parole hearings - whether the prisoner has repented and reformed his/her character is taken as a good reason to grant parole. I think most would agree with that stance. So why can't God decide that someone has reformed enough that they no longer merit eternal damnation? And don't forget, Catholics believe in purgatory so it's not like the sinners get off scot free.

"I don't think that follows. Just because all sins are forgivable, doesn't mean they're equally forgivable."

Are you talking common sense here....or doctrine? Because as I understood it when I was involved, all sins are equally forgivable...well except for the 'unpardonable sin' but that had nothing to do with rape etc.

And I thought purgatory was for un-forgiven sins...not sins that had been forgiven. Is that not right? So if this guy's rape was forgiven, then he wouldn't suffer at all for what he did.

As to your last point, I was only responding to those who seemed to think this guy couldn't be forgiven per the RCC doctrine. I understand about the 'get out of jail free' card but take it that there are some who apparently believe in all this stuff yet somehow wish to hedge when to such heinous crimes of violence. It's, 'we know that someone like that reeeallllllyyyyy can't be sincere when they repent, so we just know that SOB is gonna burn.'