tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post3646705846307703682..comments2024-02-19T05:09:00.099-06:00Comments on Lutheran Confessions: Lutheran Scoffers and Twitter IndulgencesClint Schneklothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707900080657719369noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-27480403050996712622013-07-18T16:38:05.163-05:002013-07-18T16:38:05.163-05:00thank you, Clint.
I once asked a Catholic frien...thank you, Clint. <br /><br />I once asked a Catholic friend about this "praying to saints" idea. she explained that her understanding was that no one actually "prays to a saint," but that we can ask saints to pray for us, just as we would ask any other friend to pray for us. Which I really liked.<br /><br />Start by trying to understand.Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-8887546493579068102013-07-17T15:10:02.294-05:002013-07-17T15:10:02.294-05:00Excellent post. Thank you!Excellent post. Thank you!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885164730613154124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-956797792147906242013-07-17T12:27:40.239-05:002013-07-17T12:27:40.239-05:00THANK YOU, CLINT! :-)THANK YOU, CLINT! :-)Pastor Joseph+https://www.blogger.com/profile/04331733484399317154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-3390644352988200052013-07-17T09:56:45.275-05:002013-07-17T09:56:45.275-05:00First, I had to read up on indulgence. "In C...First, I had to read up on indulgence. "In Catholic theology, an indulgence is a remission of temporal punishment due to sin, the guilt of which has been forgiven." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indulgence<br /><br />"temporal" punishment is as fleeting as a tweet, and also then is its forgiveness. As an entrance point to the confessional and direct contact with the church and a priest, the Pope's got it right, as a gateway to a deeper relationship with the institution of church and the people ("pope"le) who make up that institution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552656168978538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-38039820705718535652013-07-17T09:17:35.167-05:002013-07-17T09:17:35.167-05:00Thanks for this thoughtful post, Clint. I was dism...Thanks for this thoughtful post, Clint. I was dismayed at some of the responses I read about this on SM yesterday.<br /><br />I am excited by the Pope's use of SM to enrich the experience faith formation in the Catholic church.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808243412457318002noreply@blogger.com