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To: ansel12
unless the patient’s life is in danger

That would be the key phrase, wouldn't it? People in extremis would not be denied the sacraments - which would be contrary to canon law.

Also, since confession is anonymous, there is no legitimate way to verify.

And, in practical terms, it comes down to issues like marriages and funerals. Why should a couple who supports the Church be pushed aside in favor of a couple who just want to use it as a pretty backdrop?

Why should a scarce plot in a parish churchyard be given to someone who never bothered to support the Church, but a devout believer be crowded into a public cemetery?

27 posted on 09/24/2012 2:11:13 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: wideawake

Since they are shrinking away, it seems unlikely that they are having to push people aside to squeeze in non-paying Catholics.

I don’t know how a Priest can determine with certainty whether a baptized Catholic is in danger of dying from illness, or whether he should even be trying to do so, over taxes.

Confession though, seems like a tough thing to withhold from a desperate Catholic.


31 posted on 09/24/2012 2:17:29 PM PDT by ansel12
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