tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post906093235463405220..comments2023-10-07T09:34:47.507-05:00Comments on Aggie Catholics: How To Get An Indulgence?Marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-41640606388369355492012-10-05T01:33:23.649-05:002012-10-05T01:33:23.649-05:00Isn't Sarah's confusion partially revealed...Isn't Sarah's confusion partially revealed by her use of the word "forgiveness"? Sins are forgiven, but temporal punishment is remitted. <br /><br />Here's an example. My mother used to assign us Saturday chores such as cleaning the toilet or washing a part of a wall. I can remember on one occasion simply refusing to do the chore she had given me. By doing so, I was incurring the mortal sin of disobedience to my parents because of an unhealthy attachment to laziness. Later, I went to her and apologized for refusing and received her forgiveness. But I still felt lazy! I did the chore, but not without tears and resentment toward her. This attitude could be called the natural consequence of my unhealthy attachment to my own comfort. <br /><br />Much later, I recognized the need for this deeper level of change. and prayed a rosary asking for God to change my heart. If I truly fulfilled the conditions for an indulgence, the Church would be granting it in recognition of my readiness for heaven in that area my life. In other words, She would be remitting the temporal punishment I would otherwise have needed to make me ready for heaven. deepoctavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607654315624415875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-74571395597936343132010-09-23T14:40:46.645-05:002010-09-23T14:40:46.645-05:00Sarah - try this:
http://www.catholic.com/library/...Sarah - try this:<br />http://www.catholic.com/library/Primer_on_Indulgences.aspMarcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-87026033423892304042010-09-23T12:48:50.274-05:002010-09-23T12:48:50.274-05:00The idea of indulgences is something that I strugg...The idea of indulgences is something that I struggle with. Doesn't it sound pretty made-up? I don't think God came up with these rules and I don't think he has to follow them. The idea that you "chose one option from Column A, one from Column B, and one from Column C, and do these things within 48 hours of each other" and you're forgiven the punishment for your sins, sounds fake, I have to say. Not to mention that some of the options are only good enough to get you a "partial" forgiveness, as if there is some score card with actual measurements on it. As a Catholic, do I have to accept the idea of indulgences? How can I reconcile this to myself?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207450308758676316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-34588928596735217922010-09-03T08:01:22.740-05:002010-09-03T08:01:22.740-05:00Aquinas - we can have them for ourselves (or those...Aquinas - we can have them for ourselves (or those in purgatory), but not others who are alive on earth. They have to get them themselves while they still can.Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121158394600137195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094967570243723764.post-51915719050331956342010-09-02T21:59:31.370-05:002010-09-02T21:59:31.370-05:00Wait so when you say that indulgences are for only...Wait so when you say that indulgences are for only those in purgatory do you mean you cannot do an indulgence for yourself?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440763223462585004noreply@blogger.com