"In a secularized culture of pop psychology and self-help, he said, “the church wants the idea of personal sin back in the equation. Indulgences are a way of reminding people of the importance of penance."
Then there's the part that cracked me up:
“The good news is we’re not selling them anymore,” he added
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I KNOW!!!
Word verification: stings
Indeed it does.
Yikes.
Well ... there is a good purpose behind it:
"In a secularized culture of pop psychology and self-help, he said, “the church wants the idea of personal sin back in the equation. Indulgences are a way of reminding people of the importance of penance."
Then there's the part that cracked me up:
“The good news is we’re not selling them anymore,” he added
Great heavenly day in the morning!!!!
oh. my. word.
Oh crap, I missed it. I was in New York that weekend.
I was going to get an indulgence for all the indulgences that I have been handing out to people for volunteering for projects at my church.
Oh well, we'll always have Rome.
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