[Arthur McGowan]

Another thing that sickens me is the number of laity who sincerely believed that it was ALWAYS sinful to say anything negative about a priest, and that a priest could “send you to hell.”

The “old Church” was not perfect! I hope those two beliefs HAVE been sent to hell.

[BlatherNaut]

Another thing that sickens me is the number of laity who sincerely believed that it was ALWAYS sinful to say anything negative about a priest, and that a priest could “send you to hell.” The “old Church” was not perfect! I hope those two beliefs HAVE been sent to hell.

Amen! :)

[piusv]

But the so-called “old Church” didn’t officially teach the laity to believe this, did it?