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To: 2ndDivisionVet
All priests, including the Bishop of Rome, have a confessor, as I understand it.

I believe that is true. Today, however, he simply walked up to a confessional at random. This reminds me of Pope JPII who invited a beggar (a former priest) to dinner and then asked him to hear his confession.

Pope John Paul II and the Beggar Priest

7 posted on 03/28/2014 6:32:35 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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To: NYer
Have you ever seen 1968's The Shoes of the Fisherman? It eerily predicts both JPII and FI, IMO.
11 posted on 03/28/2014 6:41:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: NYer

Do not be surprised when it gets closer to when Blessed Pope John Paul II is declared a saint in about a month’s time, that article will “travel” online more.


39 posted on 03/29/2014 10:53:41 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: NYer

I’m wondering, is that story confirmed to be true? JPII confessed his sins to a former priest who was a street beggar at the time? (I finally got around to reading it now)


41 posted on 03/31/2014 5:47:27 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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