[NYer]

Hasenhuettl was advised of the papal reminder, understood it and proceded on his own volition. Does this constitute a mortal sin?

Definition: For a sin to be mortal, three conditions must be present: grave matter, full knowledge of the evil of the act, and full consent of the will.

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[Loyalist]

PING

[Blzbba]

WWJhD?

(What Would Jesus Have Done)

[ACAC]

IF this priest had endorsed abortion or homosexuality, nothing would have happened to him.

[nickcarraway]

Yikes

[Salvation]

Well he was warrned!

[ahadams2]

shoot I'm an Anglican Protestant and this even sounds stupid to me. Either someone holds to the tenets of the denomination (RC use the term religion vice denomination) of which he is a part or he shifts to a denomination to which theology coincides. An RC priest taking part in a Lutheran Communion service is about as dumb as an Anglican Priest taking part in a Lutheran Communion service (note to any ECUSA members, yes I know about the Concordat with the ELCA, that's one of the reasons why my wife and I are Anglicans, not Episcopalians).

Why is that so hard for some people to grasp?

[narses]

Pope John Paul II in April issued a reminder that services in Protestant churches cannot substitute for Sunday Mass.

There is NO QUESTION that services at a SSPX Chapel CAN satisfy your Sunday Obligation. NO QUESTION at all. Therefore, there can no longer be any question that Rome recognizes the SSPX as CATHOLIC. Irregular, not recommended, but CATHOLIC.

[xzins]

As a protestant pastor, let me state that I practice "open communion" so I'm inclined to side with the priest's questionable actions.

However, the priest also has agreed to operate within a certain system and should abide by his promise. This doesn't meant that he shouldn't agitate for change in the relationship between Catholics and Protestants.

The best change at this point would be a clarification of the contradiction. The Pope talks of respecting the religious convictions of these separated brethren. Obviously, the most critical part of that line is the word "brethren."

The last I checked, the "brethren" brought about my Dad & Mom were part of my own family.