[Alex Murphy]

Pope Francis decreed that World Youth Day participants can receive one plenary, or full, indulgence a day if they meet the usual conditions. World Youth Day runs July 23-28; the pope arrives July 22. An indulgence is a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for sins that have been forgiven.

The conditions necessary for receiving a plenary indulgence include having recently gone to confession, receiving the Eucharist and offering prayers for the intentions of the pope. The faithful must also carry the proper spirit of being "truly repentant and contrite" and participate in the gathering's sacred events and "pious exercises" with prayerful devotion. Those who are "legitimately prevented" from being physically present in Rio may also obtain the indulgence as long as they meet the same prayerful and "spiritual and sacramental conditions" as well as participate "in spirit" in the sacred liturgies and prayer services via television, radio or "new means of social communication," the decree said.

The decree, signed by Cardinal Manuel Monteiro de Castro, head of the Vatican office that deals with indulgences, said a partial indulgence is also available to all Catholics who, no matter where they are, offer prayers with the pope for young Catholics.

[Nifster]

Sorry but indulgences seem to me to be a license to do what you want and then go say a few prayers......

[ArrogantBustard]

Thank you! I wasn't aware of this; I'm glad you brought it to my attention.

FYI

[DannyTN]

Would someone enlighten this Baptist?

What do they mean the "remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for sins that have been forgiven."

• Is this punishment a punishment handed out by the priest as in "Say 3 hail Marys"?
• Is it the remission of the natural consequence of the sin.
• Is it related to Catholic concept of purgatory?

[circlecity]

Whenever a coin in the coffer rings another soul from purgatory springs.

[I want the USA back]

It’s time they did away with indulgences. And the red shoes and the flowing dresses.

[metmom]

An indulgence is a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for sins that have been forgiven.

If the sin if forgiven, there's nothing left to be punished for.

If there's punishment for a sin, then it hasn't been forgiven.

Do Catholics actually think through what they are taught and choose to believe?

Do they understand at all what forgiveness means?

[metmom]

The conditions necessary for receiving a plenary indulgence include having recently gone to confession, receiving the Eucharist and offering prayers for the intentions of the pope. The faithful must also carry the proper spirit of being "truly repentant and contrite" and participate in the gathering's sacred events and "pious exercises" with prayerful devotion.

IOW, they have to be good enough to be accepted.

The Catholic church is the perfect breeding grounds for developing a spirit of rejection.

[firebrand]

Oh no.

[firebrand]

Oh no.