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Is denying Christ under the threat of death not a mortal sin? [duplicate]
I heard that if martyrs denied Christ when forced under the punishment of death, the sin would not count since it was not freely chosen. Basically, they wouldn't commit a mortal sin since the mortal ...
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A Quote of Ven. Leo Dupont on Never Making Peace with One's Sins
I am trying to find a reference which contains an actual quote from Ven. Leo Dupont, which, as I recollect, can be paraphrased as "... but I have never made peace with my sins."
Is anyone ...
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What is the nature and format of a Lenten Penitential Service in the Catholic Church?
Close to the Lenten season in the Catholic Church, I frequently see announcements for a Lenten Penitential service in Catholic parish weekly bulletins and websites, which is on a weekday, and seems to ...
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Did any medieval Catholics believe in the possibility the repentance was possible immediately after death?
Did any medieval Catholics have a pious belief that immediately after death, God gave people a last chance to repent of their sins and thus save their immortal soul from going to hell for all eternity?...
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What are the conditions for removing excommunication of a married priest?
If a Catholic priest leaves his priesthood and marries a woman, he is automatically excommunicated.
Does the Catholic Church recognize his marriage? He marries outside of the Chuch so his marriage is ...
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Why is the sin of the fallen angels unforgivable? (Catholic catechism)
Referring to the fall of Satan and his angels, according to the Catechism:
393 It is the irrevocable character of their choice, and not a defect in the infinite divine mercy, that makes the angels' ...
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Is repenting the same as it always has been or do we in the New Covenant repent in a new way? (Roman Catholic perspective)
In Judaism you repent to get back to "normal" or back to God. Another reason is to stop the consequence of sin. So you have Thesuva (repenting) for a week before Yom kippur in order that God will ...
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